First, there was the announcement he was being inducted into the international Rugby Players' Association Hall of Fame.
Then hot on the heels came the news that he, fellow former All Black Joe Rokocoko and their Racing 92 teammate Juan Imhoff had been cleared of all suspicion of doping by the French Anti-Doping Agency.
The three players had used corticosteroids in the final of Top 14 2016 against Toulon in Barcelona, French news outlet L'Equipe reported. But the club had always asserted that they had medical clearance to use the drugs.
