Carlos's choice

[Enzedder]

I wonder if I should change my login details

Former All Black Carlos Spencer makes appearance for Melville Rugby Club
9 Jul, 2020 5:00pm 3 minutes to read


By: Jesse Wood
Multimedia journalist writing for the Te Awamutu Courier, Waipā Post and NZME.
Melville Rugby Club played out a 29-all draw with Morrinsville Sports on Wednesday night, with former All Black Carlos Spencer making a surprise cameo on the pitch.

"King Carlos" came off the bench in the last 10 minutes, donning the number 19 jersey for Melville.

Spencer, 44, left his position as assistant coach at the Hurricanes last week and has taken on a new role as assistant coach for the Melville side in Waikato's Premiership A division.

Spencer wasn't named in the original team naming, so his appearance was somewhat of a surprise.

"Seeing Carlos on the field was great last night, very inspirational and encouraging for others. He looked in incredible shape, unfortunately not a lot came his way for the 10 or so minutes he was on, and so we didn't see his 'magic'," said referee Aaron Paterson.

"As a referee, I didn't speak to him in the match but could hear his organising of Melville's backline with lots of clear communication.

"Speaking to club members afterwards, they commented on his humbleness and willingness to help the club where he could. His focus is to assist existing coach Boots [Wayne Bootten], in a secondary role.

"A team member also commented that he was initially in awe of Carlos but soon realised he is just a normal bloke with high standards and immense knowledge."

Spencer last week revealed why he parted ways with the Hurricanes three games into the Super Rugby Aotearoa season.

The Hurricanes said in a statement that the backs coach would leave the club immediately "due to the financial uncertainty created by Covid-19".

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[CrazyIslander]

Humbleness instead of humility? His Choice of modest language is awful. WNB 1/10.

[stemoc]

that person does not look like our King...