All Black Israel Dagg during the most recent match between the Springboks and New Zealand. Photo / Getty Images
When Israel Dagg tore his right quadracep muscle off the bone in a freak incident while playing for the Crusaders in this year's Super Rugby competition, mum Hiriana decided to make a temporary move south to Christchurch during his convalescence to keep an eye on him.
She thought it necessary
to ensure he didn't spend too much time on his PlayStation rather then doing dishes and cleaning up his flat.
Although the reason for her visit from Hawke's Bay may have been a little tongue in cheek, son Israel's return from such a rare and dreadful injury suffered back in early May has resulted in a world cup call-up and is testament to a fair bit of hard work.
Certainly, coach Graham Henry was impressed at the squad naming in Brisbane today.
"We are very pleased with Israel,'' he said. "What he's done has been amazing. He had a horrendous injury which we had very little history of and the medical staff were struggling to say when he would be right. He has played 60 minutes ITM Cup football and he was probably the star of the test match in Port Elizabeth in the weekend.
