Back in limelight Flavell ready to shine

TROY FLAVELL, New Zealand’s try-scoring hero last week, was nearly lost to All Black rugby when he went to play in Japan two years ago.

He had become accustomed to a place on the sidelines and felt there was no future for him in the national side. After 15 caps, the scorer of five tries for his country, Flavell packed his bags in the winter of 2004 and headed north.

Yet he now finds himself firmly back in the limelight, two years on, without any regrets.