'He doesn't walk past anyone without saying hello with a smile. Above all else he is a beautiful person and he's destined for greatness away from rugby league I believe.'
After watching Nicho Hynes claim the Preston Campbell Medal as best on ground in the men's NRL All Stars clash, while playing out of position back at fullback, Indigenous All Stars coach Ronald Griffiths heaped praise on the 26-year-old Sharks star.
Following a shift from halfback – the position he won the Dally M Medal in last season - to fullback where he started his Telstra Premiership career, Hynes stole the show in Rotorua with a performance which included a try, try assist and 207 run metres in his side's 28-24 win."On Tuesday before we went out to train we threw him a curveball and said 'we want you to start at fullback'... Nicho took that in his stride," Griffiths said.
We did a jumper presentation and I was fortunate enough to speak about each player, and when I talked about Nicho I said 'he's destined for greatness.'"He doesn't walk past anyone without saying hello with a smile. Above all else he is a beautiful person and he's destined for greatness away from rugby league I believe.Up Next
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