Ken Wills. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Five questions for Maniototo coach Ken Wills.
1. Favourite rugby memory?
There are probably two that really stand out (as a player). Winning the grand final in ’86 for Souths in Brisbane and then winning the Australian club championships in ‘87.
2. Hardest opponent?
Currently you’d have to say that Upper Clutha are probably the benchmark at the moment. Although I highly rated the Matakanui and Cromwell scrum, they’ve got very good front rows both those teams.
3. What rugby coach do you admire and why?
I think Wayne Smith if you look at it from an overall point of view. He’s one that’s very thought provoking as a coach . . . and is a great thinker of the game.
But more on a club level, I had a coach called Murray Page who lives in Christchurch. He was again a coach that made me as a young player really think about the game.
4. What do you do to relax?
I’ve taken up lawn bowls and it turns out I’m pretty good at it.
5. If Ken Wills is cooking, what are we eating?
I’ve got lamb shanks in the slow cooker at the moment. But I really love Asian food.
