A left foot tap then a correction with his right foot took Hemi down the touchline past the Bok inside backs until the cover converged in the series decider at Eden Park.
"So I placed a sort of right cross which, as it turned out, was perfect for Peter Jones," Hemi said of the famous 1956 test try at Eden Park.
The hooker ramped up his accountancy study after that series but still toured Australia and was ready for the Lions visit in '59 and the tour to South Africa in '60.
Torn rib cartilages dented his impact on that trip while the next year Hemi developed achilles tendon trouble. He never played another game of rugby as he settled into his accountancy practice and used his sporting gifts on the golf course.
Statistics
Date of birth: 15 May 1933
Position: Hooker
Matches: 46
Tests: 16
Test debut: 19 December 1953 v Wales, Cardiff
Last test: 19 September 1959 v British & Irish Lions, Auckland
Province: Waikato
Test tries: 1
Test points: 3