Dr John Mayhew - MBChB, DipObst, DOccMed

Born in Shoreham, England but a Kiwi since the 1950s, John was 'doc' to the All Blacks and an alumnus of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences: MBChB in 1979; Diploma in Obstetrics, 1980; Diploma in Occupational Medicine, 2003.

John's retirement in 2004 from the New Zealand Rugby Union ended a 15 year career with the All Blacks that spanned 5 coaches, 131 test matches and over 200 games. John's book, Doc Mayhew: Rugby's Medicine Man, recounts those exciting years.

As a boy John played soccer (his grandfather was a one-time captain of the Wolverhampton Wanderers) and cricket before switching to rugby at age 15. His career as a rugby player included the Northcote seniors and North Harbour B.

John runs a sports medicine practice at Auckland's Millennium Institute, and is clinical director for Sovereign Assurance.