Former Lion Brian O’Driscoll and former All Black Justin Marshall visited MAGS on Sunday, 25 June, to run the First XV through some training drills.
Brian is an ambassador for Lions partner Land Rover, and is touring New Zealand with the company making videos of life on the road with the Lions. He wanted to meet a grassroots Kiwi rugby team, and which better than the reigning New Zealand First XV champions?
Justin Marshall accompanied Brian as a representative of Land Rover’s sponsorship of First XV rugby on Sky Sport.
The pair met with MAGS’ Director of Rugby Geoff Moon and his assistant coaches Kerry Baker and Carl Perry. They observed the First XV having a warm-down training following their 19-15 win over Aorere College on Saturday, then ran the boys through some drills and shared some advice.
Geoff Moon said the school was honoured to host two legends of world rugby, and the coaches and team appreciated them making the time to visit.
“It was inspiring for the boys to meet two great players like Brian and Justin, and they gained a lot from their advice. Brian and Justin also seemed to enjoy meeting the boys.”
The team presented Brian with a MAGS First XV jersey to thank him for visiting.