Maxwell calls it quits

7 Mar 2006

All Blacks and former Crusaders lock Norm Maxwell has quit rugby at the age of 30.

Maxwell has been troubled by injury in the last two years and despite taking a year off from Super rugby, his body did not respond to the physical demands of international rugby.

He was expected to play out his career in Japan, but he has decided enough is enough after just a few months in Japan.

“It gets a lot harder when you can’t give as much as you want to, so it’s time to give up,” said the 36-test veteran and winner of four Super 12 titles with the Crusaders. “All of it was an awesome experience. The Test matches are always going to be stand out in the mind.”


6 Comments

  • 1.Staal: Reply to this comment
    7 Mar 2006, 11:12 am

    Hierdie ou was Bakkies se klas!!!!

  • 2.out wide: Reply to this comment
    7 Mar 2006, 11:20 am

    Stem saam Staal, maar wat het hy gemaak met daai meisie in die Blah Bar in Dunedin? Ons sal seker nooit weet nie. Nog een van daai stories wat sal uit in een van die Crusaders se “biographies” in die toekoms.

  • 3.Staal: Reply to this comment
    7 Mar 2006, 11:34 am

    OW,

    Sorry maar ek weet nie van daai geval nie – wat het daar gebeur??

  • 4.JUSM: Reply to this comment
    7 Mar 2006, 11:48 am

    Staal,

    vra vir stinkvinger

  • 5.Jester: Reply to this comment
    7 Mar 2006, 11:52 am

    If I had bowed out at Norm’s age I guess my Knee’s would be a bloody sight better off now…Yes there’s a time to go Norm…. Good Luck..

  • 6.out wide: Reply to this comment
    7 Mar 2006, 11:53 am

    S, hy was daar saam met die Crusaders maar nie as deel van die span en dinge het gebeur soos gebeur wanneer rugby spelers, drank en mooi meisies saam meng. Vra net vir die aussies. Dit was seker niks maar die koerante in NZ het n groot geraas daaroor gemaak.

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