The most relatable bits from Sam Cane going waterskiing instead of playing rugby
Sport Review #273
The facts are simple.
Speculation has been building about Sam Cane’s fitness after missing several games for the famous Tokyo Sungoliath with a reported back injury.
But lo - next thing you know there’s footage of the AB’s skipper doing some pretty sweet waterskiing on a Waikato lake.
No-one is talking:
This could all be a misunderstanding, but if handled right, this could be the most relatable and interesting thing that’s happened to rugby in ages. Here’s why:
Homesickness - we all know the felling when we take a job or holiday then immediately get buyer’s regret. Whether it’s the language or the fast-paced cosmopolitan lifestyle in Tokyo, when things get tricky, it’s a strong move to just like, get to back to good old NZ and chill with the fam
Waterskiing - entirely in keeping with the aspirational image we want from our All Black captain, dominating quiet lake sides with a powerful craft that makes lots of noise
Social media stitch up - rugby.jp reckoned they ‘unearthed’ an ‘exclusive’ waterskiing scoop, when all they did was look up Harriet Cane’s instagram, where she’d handily photodumped their whole holiday. This isn’t the Zapruder tape fellas
Telling the boss man to stick it - maybe things are going well between Sam Cane and Sungoliath management, maybe not, but whomst amongst us wouldn’t like to say ‘Fakkuyū’ and light out for NZ when things go to custard at work?
Doubling down on Omertà - is Sam Cane injured? Is he on a break with Sungoliath? Is he back to have beers and surf with Razor? No-one knows, and I hope you’re not expecting anyone in rugby to say anything anyway, because Hello?, that’s not how the AB’s operate, generally
Missing the food - not everyone who goes to Japan treats it like they’re Anthony Bourdain, hoovering octopus brains on skewers or tuna testes soup while drinking four bottles of Japanese whisky. No - sometimes you just want some good old strawberry slice
Thanks for reading - Richard
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