actively try and avoid stepping on court lines.... I believe he also had to repeat routines from the days he won, which meant that one year (for 2 weeks) he religiously watched Telletubbies every morning! Do you have any pre-match rituals or superstitions yourself? NE: I don't have superstitions, but more routines I go through. I like to wear my blue cap to games rain, hail or shine. I have routines I go through in the changing room like getting a rub on my legs then putting my boots on just before I go out to warm up. So I guess some call them superstitions but I call them routines as sometimes it goes wrong and you can lose focus. DT: Lastly, many would agree with me when I say that... had you been playing in NZ, you probably would have been on the field during the 2011 World Cup. What were your thoughts when you saw Carter, Slade and then Cruden fall foul to injury? Are there any regrets in terms of international rugby? NE: I did have to stop and laugh and think I was God's hacky sac for a while there. It was just ridiculous when one 10 went down after the other. But I was preparing for the season ahead so I enjoyed being an All Blacks fan and watching it on TV. I have no regrets about coming over here to play and the last couple of years in winning trophies have made that even