ASH DIXON: ON BEING ASH DIXON.
It’s five days after the Super Rugby trans-Tasman final. Highlanders co-captain Ash Dixon’s in Wellington with the Māori All Blacks, the wounds are slowly healing, but he’s considering ripping off the plaster one more time.
Even if it is a bit sadistic.
“This one is hard to flush to be honest,” he concedes.
“I haven’t watched the game so I’ll end up watching it. I’ve just let it sit there but I’ve got some thoughts in my head that just simmer away. So I need to watch it just to understand where we didn’t quite go right and where we could’ve done better. Then I’ll be able to go forward to Māori rugby. But the good thing is there’s something there for me which is really good, so it’s a dream result to come in here and be able to do that.”
The revelation of needing to heal in this way is a revelation -
