Howlett still relishing northern exposure

AFTER the razzmatazz of his arrival died away, Doug Howlett had to settle in.

A tally of 49 tries for the All Blacks is about as armour-plated as playing credentials can get, while posts and pitch markings in Cork are the same dimensions as they are in Auckland.

Life on the field wasn’t a problem. But life in civvies was different. Take the accents, for instance.