(Reuters) - Former New Zealand hooker Norm Hewitt, whose fiery haka standoff with England's Richard Cockerill became a part of rugby folklore, died on Tuesday after a battle with motor neurone disease, his family said. He was 55.
Hewitt played 23 matches for the All Blacks, including nine tests, after making his debut in 1993 as an understudy to Sean Fitzpatrick.
