Rugby as a career is an aspiration for many young players though it's pretty tough job and doesn't last forever.
So police in Hawke's Bay have met up with members of the Magpies men's squad and Tuis women's squad to talk about whether a policing could go alongside or after fulfilling their playing dreams.
Detective Senior Sergeant Dave De Lange used to be a magpie before joining the force and is on the line to tell us more about it.
Hawke's Bay magpie Folou Fakatava soars over the police fitness test Photo: Supplied / NZ Police
