All Blacks midfield Braydon Ennor knows the value in setting goals.
Since making his test debut in 2019, things haven't gone according to plan for the 24-year-old. After losing time early in 2020 when Covid-19 became a worldwide problem and halted the sporting world, Ennor suffered a further setback that September when he tore his ACL during the North v South exhibition match.
The injury required surgery and led to a lengthy stint on the sidelines, which ruled him out of playing any part of the All Blacks' Tri-Nations campaign at the end of 2022. While he was able to make his return to rugby for the Crusaders in May this year, he was again sidelined about a month later after suffering appendicitis.
It was a frustrating time in his young career, and one he said took a toll on him on a daily basis.
"I guess it's something we all go through one way or another as rugby players. It's part of the game. It was frustrating, especially because I had done my ACL in my other knee back in school, then I did the other one and just as I'm getting back into it my appendix ruptures on me.