This week Piri catches up with childhood mate & Ex - All Black, Neemia Tialata. This entrepreneur has many surprising hustles brewing, but, when Piri takes.
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Black Caps seamer Tim Southee closed in on 300 test wickets on day three of the first test against Pakistan, taking two of the four he needed.
OPINION: The Halbergs may be crying in a corner and pretending that 2020 did not happen, but the Misnomers are made of stiffer sinews. The Halberg Foundation may have chosen to bypass their annual awards, but the Misnomers know that in this year above all other years, we need a good celebration. That does not mean there is not going to be a twist in our supreme awards. We acknowledge the superb talents of Israel Adesanya, Scott Dixon and Courtney Duncan, but this did not seem to be the year to reward people for physical violence or pouring pollution into the atmosphere. So no cake there, then.
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More former players have joined a class-action lawsuit against World, England and Wales rugby, which alleges a failure to protect them from the risks caused by concussions.
Those players include ex England international Steve Thompson, who at 42 has been diagnosed with early onset dementia and probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Former All Black Neemia Tialata is also part of the legal action.
He now has headaches and mood swings and other symptoms related to the several concussions he suffered during his career.
Cane has also had several concussions and has played with teammates who have been forced to retire following head injuries or because of persistent concussion symptons.
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