New Zealand supporters can thank the fortitude of Dallin Watene-Zelezniak’s wife for his assured performance in their upset of the Kangaroos. In the lead-up up to Saturday’s first Test against England in Hull, Kiwis skipper Watene-Zelezniak revealed the remarkable attitude of his heavily pregnant wife Purdy, who wondered if she was going into labour pains in Sydney on the eve of the trans-Tasman Test in Auckland.With her husband having just been unveiled as the country’s new captain, she decided not to be a distraction.“She didn’t want to tell me because she knew how big this game was for us and New Zealand,” Watene-Zelezniak said.
“After the game she told me and I caught the next flight back in the morning.” It was a triumph all round for the Panthers fullback, whose inspired display helped the Kiwis to a 26-24 win. And he was back in time to welcome the arrival of daughter Indigo. Leaving his young family behind days later for the England series was a wrench, but the 23-year-old has unfinished business.
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