 Alright everybody, what is going on? Welcome back to another video. I hope you guys are enjoying the series so far Today's video we're gonna be continuing down the list of the top 10 greatest all blacks of all time this is because It's a little bit of a passion project for me But it's also because not long ago. I came across this absolute gem of a DVD in a second-hand store And it chronicles legends of all blacks rugby There's 10 players on it and they are in fact the 10 greatest all blacks of all time The DVD was created in 2011 John Kerwin played in the 80s and the 90s. I remember John Kerwin not as An actual fan watching him. I remember him as being this legendary winger who was so fast Very tall for that time But he had one particular play one particular try against Italy in the 1987 Rugby World Cup the inaugural Rugby World Cup the first one ever The 2019 Rugby World Cup is about to start tomorrow, but we're going back over 30 years 32 years and John Kerwin Ran the length of the field beating about 10 players on his way to the tri-line. It was an absolute Stunner of a try. I don't even know how to describe it. It's it's it's amazing You're gonna see it in this video the video excerpts you will see are from this DVD I have tried to create a series like this in the past, but the fact is is that I I Don't have any access to great footage Especially not for these these older guys the guys that played back in the day when there was no HD All I can do is look on YouTube and try and download videos and splice them together now when I came across that DVD I knew I was gonna make this project So John Kerwin, or should I say sir John Kerwin Is a legendary all-black he came in at all black number 854 He was born John James Patrick Kerwin on the 16th of December 1964 in Auckland, New Zealand He was a hundred and ninety one centimeters tall that's six foot three a hundred kilos or 220 pounds and played 63 test matches for the all blacks between 1984 and 1994 personally, I I never got to see John Kerwin play in the flesh He'd retired from all blacks rugby before I actually started following the game I was four years old when he retired But he definitely goes down as one of if not the greatest all blacks winger of all time right winger Jonah Lomber would have to be the best left winger of all time now throughout his 10-year career John Kerwin played a total of 63 matches He scored 35 tries in those 63 matches, which made him one of the highest Tri-scorers in international rugby history and he still is Including that absolutely stunning try against Astley in the 1987 World Cup John Kerwin not only was a stunning rugby player He's also been a really really good coach. He's coached multiple teams Including the Auckland Blues as an assistant in 2001. He then started coaching Italy The national team as an assistant in 2001 from 2002 to 2005. He coached Italy as a head coach and Had some great success from there He moved to Japan where he coached the national team from 2007 to 2011 and also had some great success John Kerwin then went to the Barbarians, which is a team that is formed from Players all around the world for basically exhibition matches. He was the coach of the Barbarians for one year After that, he's actually come back to New Zealand and from 2012 to 2015 he was the coach of the Auckland Blues and that is him coming back to his roots. He started with Auckland And he might have finished with Auckland John Kerwin has openly talked about his battles with depression post-career and He's actually become somewhat of a figure if within that that field of strength a pillar of strength I should say which is something to be really admired John Kerwin has done a hell of a lot in his life. He is a legend of New Zealand rugby He's written about his depression in two books that he's penned All blacks don't cry and Stand by me before we go before I go before I hand you over to Some absolutely stunning footage of John Kerwin playing back in the day. I do want to leave you with Some of his awards and honours because this is this is incredible to be honest in 1989 in the middle of his rugby career Kerwin was appointed as a member of the Order of the British Empire for services to rugby in 2007 nearly 20 years later Kerwin was appointed as an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to mental health in 2012 it gets better He was knighted and became Sir John Kerwin So with all that being said There's probably a lot that I missed out as I said at the start I was I was never lucky enough to actually witness this man play in person but His legacy lives on and I'm doing my part with this with this video. So I hope you enjoy sit back relax and enjoy One of the greatest rugby wingers of all time Sir John Kerwin This try the first of an eventual total of 35 for the All Blacks Demonstrated that New Zealand had unearthed a special talent in Auckland's John Kerwin Well, what a emphatic reply by the All Blacks Wayne Smith will get his confidence up see the way he kicked it right on the point across the field It was contested by an All Black and an Englishman that was Taylor picked up by Pocky The good pass over the top and John Kerwin did the rest Insiders 22 Simpson has right on could get into trouble now. There aren't too many Canterbury players there Murray Davey took it out Kirk Loverage the switch to both a dupe the scene lovely jank inside Coming well off his left foot took the tackle well toynman Diamond over the 10-meters line lovely pass to Herber Kerwin takes it good tackle by underwood inside the Herber Blacko has him so has Jeffrey Toynman was there they're three meters out Loverage voter inside the Kerwin must be a try all the way That 20 year old from New Zealand has done it and he must be absolutely thrilled There was no stopping John Kerwin then from about two or three yards out But the try was made simply by not only in this movement But in previous movements the way how the ball is kept available by the overseas backs They always managed to make the ball available to the back roll out supporting But it was at the inaugural World Cup in 1987 that he became a true world star Scoring six tries in total one of them against Italy Arguably one of the greatest ever solo tries in rugby history He followed this extraordinary score with two tries against Wales in the semifinal and another in the victory over the French in the final Another lovely ball and kept full of confidence look at this bust away by the all-black stripper again Pick up and carry on by shelf of the drive one for Kerwin Kerwin is going to go to the corner John Kerwin was a try scoring machine in The year following the World Cup. He scored an amazing 10 tries in five tests That's test try number 23 Right attacking position here Now deans up to Stanley here's Gallagher try for John Kerwin simple move and Kerwin gets his second Sean Fitzpatrick deans Fox McCarhill looking for Kerwin in the crash ball Superb try by John Kerwin is best of the season. They went looking for him Look at McCarhill look for him. Here's where the try was born breaking through that tackle Wriggling his way clear into open country and then like he used to do last year and like he's doing this year again Kerwin in Well, there's only one thing you can say I mean that's the typical Kerwin stuff In fact, you get back you just call it. That's vintage Kerwin So strong Look at him get that long stride going and it's almost good night nurse from the time he opened that hole up Grand run When he retired in 1994 He had played 63 tests for the All Blacks and scored 35 tries a record at the time In his retirement match, however, he showed that he had lost little of his old magic John Preston Yes, John Preston straight through the gaps And John Kerwin will finish as he began his first-class career With a game coached by John Hart dots down for the first time for the NZ bar bars He's done the right thing. He didn't find his target. So he'd sit one up