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Wayne Smith is arguably the finest rugby brain in the world — a man the players he coached dubbed ‘The Professor’. Smithy: Endless Winters & The Spring of ’22, is a long-awaited memoir. We’ll hear from not only Wayne, but also the women and men who took the Ferns to a World title.
Wayne Smith will tell his best, most entertaining, insightful, and amusing anecdotes from an amazing career in in the game. We’ll also look inside the Black Ferns’ World Cup triumph. It saw Wayne go from a man entitled to free bus rides with his Gold Card, to the dancing leader of a diverse, vibrant group of players and coaches who won all Kiwis’ hearts.
Phil Gifford is the first person to be twice voted New Zealand Sports Journalist of the Year. He has reported on every Rugby World Cup since 1987, and on four Commonwealth and one Olympic Games. In 1973 he invented the satirical rugby character ‘Loosehead Len’, who ran in print for 32 years. Smithy is his 29th book.
| Imprint | Mower |
|---|---|
| Binding | Hardback |
| ISBN | 9781776940271 |
| Publication Date | 5 October 2023 |
