A good read worth a mention, despite following a trend for those who've done well to release a bio before their careers are done, Piri's one of those guys a lot of us enjoy seeing run onto the paddock, and I hope we keep seeing more of for some time yet.
Heather Kidd's done a great job of maintaining the conversational style easy to associate with Piri as he lays out his beginnings, and progress through life and rugby, the familiar path from a family and community steeped in sport so often associated with those who reach the highest level, and a youth marked by leadership and excelling at many stages.
The coaching detail explained was most interesting, almost you'd wonder at a revelation of trade secrets in the AB's instance, but I guess all international level teams operate on a basically similar strategy these days. Certainly very interesting if you were involved in school grade level as a parent or coach.
As a Wellington Lions and Hurricanes follower I enjoyed the book, a good easy read too.
Following Piri and Ma'a to the Blues wasnt without its hitches this season, and not without due acknowledgement to Pat Lam for his efforts over the last few years, we'll look forward to next year to see what difference Kirwan, and the technical assistance from Henry and Byrne, makes.
For a good easy interesting read, 10 out of 10.
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