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Andy Goode: Super 14 to good to turn down

Published on Feb 25th, 2010, No Comments

andy-goode-sharksEngland fly half Andy Goode says the chance to play Super 14 rugby is just too good a chance to turn down. His set to make his debut for the Sharks against the Crusaders in Christchurch on Friday.

Goode – who is playing for the Sharks on a loan deal, after being released by his French club Brive – linked up with his new teammates at the start of this week and he is raring to go in what he describes as his “greatest rugby adventure yet”.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, not many England players have had the opportunity to play Super Rugby at my age,” he tells rugby365.com, ahead of his bench appearance for the 2007 Super 14 finalists this Friday.

“It all happened pretty quickly for me… I’d say I got the call from [Sharks coach] John Plumtree and about four/five days later I was getting ready to board a plane to Australia.

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