So much respect that 14 players who failed to make the final U20 World Cup squad came back into camp from around the country for 5 days, taking time away from their jobs, study and families to help prepare the 10 New Zealand based players who were flying out at the end of the week (Phoenix boys were’t in camp or overseas pros). Players I know would have said f**k Des, f**k NZF, f**k the player who has my position. 14 players who had only 2 weeks earlier been given the news they weren’t going to Poland came back into the environment to continue the journey they had been apart of. That is testament to the level of respect, coaching, environment and feeling of whanau Des had created
So much so that 14 players who failed to make the final U20 World Cup squad came back into camp from around the country for 5 days, taking time away from their jobs, study and families to help prepare the 10 New Zealand based players who were flying out at the end of the week (Phoenix boys were’t in camp or overseas pros). Players I know would have said f**k Des, f**k NZF, f**k the player who has my position. 14 players who had only 2 weeks earlier been given the news they weren’t going to Poland came back into the environment to continue the journey they had been apart of. That is testament to the level of respect, coaching, environment and feeling of whanau Des had created