Tawera Nikau on mullets, personal tragedy and on-field success | The Bench Podcast

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Rugby league legend Tawera Nikau is this week's guest on The Bench with Jenna and Jon.

The former New Zealand international talks about his incredible personal journey from a small mining town to winning the NRL and playing in Super League.

He also discusses some traumatic and devastating moments in his life - his wife taking her own life, and a motorcycle accident with led to him having his leg amputated.

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00:30 - Having the third best mullet in the world!
01:45 - Growing up in New Zealand in a mining town
02:30 - Tawera explains how he ended up in the NRL
05:30 - Culture shock of moving to Sydney and playing with best players in the world
07:30 - Moving to a new franchise
11:15 - How did Tawera end up moving to England?
13:55 - Challenging time while at Warrington. death of his wife by suicide
16:00 - Alcohol issues and how counselling helped
19:45 - Getting over deep trauma
20:30 - Tawera's motorbike accident
28:00 - Why he opted to have his leg amputated
30:30 - Running marathons in New York
32:00 - What does life look like now?
35:00 - Tawera's advice for anyone struggling with mental health issues

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