Making the All Blacks is the stuff of dreams for countless young rugby players, so it was a pinch-me moment for Chiefs speedster Emoni Narawa when he found himself training with the squad in Paris as they prepared for last year’s Rugby World Cup.
The flying winger, 24, had already scored a try in his test debut against Argentina and was excited to be part of the All Blacks’ latest bid for the prized Webb Ellis Cup.
But Emoni’s dreams came crashing down during the team’s last training run before the competition, when he felt a searing pain in his back. He knew straight away something had gone terribly wrong.
“I was running
