From left, Kees Meeuws, Norm Hewitt and Kevin Nepia pack down for scrum training in 1998. (Ross Land/Getty Images)
- Former All Blacks hooker Norm Hewitt has died from motor neurone disease.
- It’s the same illness that caused the death of former Springbok scrumhalf Joost van der Westhuizen.
- Hewitt, 55, was a famous New Zealand rugby player in the 1990s.
- For more rugby news, visit our dedicated section.
Former All Blacks hooker Norm Hewitt, who had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease, has died aged 55, New Zealand Rugby said on Tuesday.
Hewitt played 23 times for the All Blacks, including nine Tests, after he was first selected as an understudy to Sean Fitzpatrick for the 1993 series against the British & Irish Lions.
In 1997, Hewitt had
…. to be continued
Read full article at the Original Source
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source : News24 – https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/former-all-black-norm-hewitt-dies-from-motor-neurone-disease-20240716
