Sean Fitzpatrick: Former All Black Captain gives tribute to Norm Hewitt

Published: July 16, 2024, 10:32 p.m.

The tributes continue for Norm Hewitt.\xa0

The Former All Black, M\u0101ori All Black, and Hurricane was fighting with Motor Neurone Disease before passing at the age of 55. \xa0

For most of his international career, Hewitt was head-to-head with Sean Fitzpatrick for the No. 2 jersey.\xa0

Fitzpatrick told Mike Hosking he has a massive respect for Hewitt, and the reason he got the best out of him is because Hewitt was hugely competitive. \xa0

He said he has a huge admiration for what he did, saying that he had some difficult times and to be able to turn that around and give back was huge.\xa0

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