Justin Marshall is one of the most polarizing rugby players and commentators of all time.

People either love him or loathe him- after meeting him for this very lengthy conversation, I am definitely in the first camp.

Justin played 81 games for the All Blacks between 1995 and 2005. And won 5 Super Rugby titles for the Crusaders

Since retiring he has become a very successful commentator for Sky Sports. And is now on a podcast called The Good, the bad and the rugby NZ

Because this is the longest podcast I’ve ever done, at almost 3 hours, I decided to split it into two parts.

This is Justin Marshall part 1: We talk about his early years in Southland, including going off the rails as a teen resulting in run-ins with the police. His early jobs at the freezing works before rugby turned professional, his competitiveness, his temper and much more.

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