The reality is the average professional rugby player’s career expectancy is four years. “This resource is cool because you can go, ‘here’s three things I can achieve over the next three months, and if I tick them off I’ve done well’. Andy always approached it as ‘who’s in this room I can benefit from and who can benefit from me?’ He’d walk into a room and be catching up with everyone as though they were all old mates.” Whitelock, whose parents are dairy farmers in the Manawatu, has long ago put in place his post-rugby plan. “When you’re 19 or 20 you’re not thinking about the day you’re going to finish playing rugby,” he says. How will they do it? “We’re going to go farming, and we’re doing some things at the moment to make sure when we do arrive here the transition is smoother because the numbers are a little scary around how many people do struggle. "The thing is, I can still have a big impact, whether I'm captain or not. "Whitelock was on club duty in Japan when Foster broke the news but returned to New Zealand following the COVID-19 outbreak and will line up for the Crusaders in the domestic Kiwi Super Rugby competition starting next month.The 117-Test veteran's focus has been away from rugby during the lockdown period, having joined family on the 830-hectare sheep and cattle farm he owns in the Hawke's Bay region.Conditions in parts of the North Island are the driest they've been for a generation and have been exacerbated by the pandemic restrictions, causing distress for many farmers.It was difficult to leave hungry animals behind to join his teammates in Christchurch, Whitelock said. @Farmstrong ambassador Sam Whitelock gave us a glimpse of his farm and chats about life in his bubble. It’s the same place he’s headed pretty much the minute he hangs up the boots to conclude a storied rugby career. “At the other end, you know you’re retiring in a couple of months and you’re running around trying to make sure you’ve got everything sorted. Sam Whitelock: 'When you’re 19 or 20 you’re not thinking about the day you’re going to finish playing rugby. When New Zealand went into lockdown to combat Covid-19, All Blacks lock Sam Whitelock knew exactly where he and his family needed to be.

A resource like this means you can make sure you haven’t overlooked anything.” Whitelock has seen over his time a growing awareness around the need for players to fortify themselves for the next step. “Things like a North-South game are interesting. It turns out the people who play rugby longer struggle more when their careers end.” Meantime Whitelock has plenty to ponder rugby wise. Right now it’s being operated by his uncle and aunt while the 31-year-old concentrates on doing what he does best – playing rugby to a very high level. Sam Whitelock and the team at Farmstrong are calling for nominations for a deserving farming family from anywhere in NZ. It’s something you’ve got to spend time on.

The reality is, we couldn't do much up at the farm, we just need it to rain.

All Blacks lock Sam Whitelock is known for his towering presence on the field, but following New Zealand's defeat over South Africa at the weekend, he also made his size known off the field. There may be a provincial campaign. "I knew I had to come back here and play. A lot of hard work and energy is put into a career that can be over very, very quickly.

Farmstrong ambassador Sam Whitelock knows a thing or two about dealing with disappointment, especially on the rugby field. Sam Whitelock has revealed his disappointment at missing out on the All Blacks captaincy, although a spell on his drought-hit farm has helped put things in perspective.Veteran second-rower Whitelock has come to terms with new head coach Ian Foster's decision to appoint Sam Cane skipper of the three-time world champions.Whitelock had been favoured to succeed the retired Kieran Read, having never lost in his six Tests as a stand-in captain.The 31-year has also lifted the Super Rugby silverware in each of the last three seasons after inheriting the captain's armband from Read at the Crusaders. “We thought, ‘what else can we actually do?’ So [former Highlanders and Crusaders prop] Chris King and I started out a coaching course and we’ve almost finished level 2. “Andy has an awesome mindset round sponsors’ engagements that can be hard to get up for if you’ve had a big week’s training. The Crusaders are working on fitting him back in for the Super Rugby resumption. "I would have liked to have that (All Blacks) opportunity.

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