Cory Jane - Winging It: Random Tales from the Right Wing

by Cory Jane, Scotty Stevenson

Not since the legendary Eric Rush departed the scene have the All Blacks had a jokester/prankster quite like World Cup-winning winger Cory ‘CJ’ Jane. A Commonwealth Games Sevens gold medallist and frontline All Black since 2008, Jane is one of the funniest men in New Zealand rugby. He was one of the first All Blacks to embrace social media, in particular Twitter, as a means of connecting with his fans and supporters. His stint as host of the All Blacks online behind-the-scene features 'Room Raiders' was extremely popular and he has also starred as a comments man for Sky Sport. In Winging Random Tales from the Right Wing Jane takes the mickey out of everything - and everyone! - rugby. No player or occasion is spared the sharp-witted Jane tongue. Get all the goss from the usually fortress-like inner All Blacks sanctum and, most of all, find out all the stuff the players did not want you to know.

242 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 3, 2015

About the author

Former member of the All Blacks who was part of the winning World Cup squad in 2011.

In 2019 Jane was made the Defence Coach for the Wellington Hurricanes.

Reviews

[FMF · Rating 3 out of 5]

Im just never going to finish this.

[Mariana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wouldn't have picked this book up if my other half hadn't have bought it in the first place.

I had two days of him reading me anecdotes and quotes from the book. It got to the point where I figured I didn't even need to read the damn thing! But then he insisted I read it after him.

So I did. And it was good. Easy read. Mixed font. A lot of stick poking. It's even got pictures with funny captions.

And you get an interesting look into the All Blacks camp that's for sure.

CJ might have spilled too many beans on team dynamics though. Now the Wallabies know that all they're missing is a kaumātua to keep their team in line.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rugby and humour are such an inviting mix and the tales of Cory Jane are no exception. An easy book to dip in and out of (which is what I did as I have so many other books on the go) but one that I will come back to. An irreverent biography as well as tall tales from behind the scenes. Loved it.

[Judith · Rating 4 out of 5]

An entertaining and easy read.

[Rebecca Whelan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another rugby book, not much different to the rest but still an entertaining read

[Andrew Drummond · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am a massive sports, and in particular all blacks, fan so while I did enjoy the insights about the behind the scenes activities of the team, I wasn't a fan of how this book was written.

My main critique is that there were just too many jokes. Often coming out of nowhere. The structure of the book was strange and the tangents weren't organically done, they seemed to just throw random stories in there whenever they felt like it which hurt the book.

There was much more substance than I thought I'd get from this book and when they went into detail about team selections, media significant moments, training etc it was a really good read. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough of it and instead of turning it into a biography or behind the scenes book they seemed to aim to write a comedy book and went far too overboard with the amount of jokes.

Very easy to read and would recommend to any all blacks fan for a quick read or for a bathroom book but certainly wasn't worth the $35 I spent when it first came out.

[Susan Wilford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Look it wasn't an intelligent read but highly entertaining into the life of an All Black and a rather funny one. Really enjoyed it.

[Andrew Tweedie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was a quick read. Quite humorous. However by the end all the 'boy' pranks by the men (All Blacks) has worn thin.