1.   Back row, last seat.

2.   I said thank you and moved back several rows.

3.   The curtain would deploy downward in milliseconds from the edge of the roof, covering the side windows along the front and back rows of seats.

4.   Their tough front row is backed up by back row of All Black captain Taine Randell, Josh Kronfeld and Isotolo Maka.

5.   A player to watch could be rampaging Maori back row forward Darren Adams who was playing union for Racing Paris at the beginning of the season.

6.   But the bigger surprises come in the front and back rows.

7.   Two years ago, with Tongan Filie Finau also in their ranks, they were on the verge of fielding an all-south Pacific back row.