Episode 3 of ShedLife NZ with Jason Davis is a proper Kiwi rugby yarn with former Otago Highlanders prop and Waikato Rugby Championship Captain Ayden Johnstone. Recorded at the Shedquarters bar at Waikato Sheds, this is a laid-back long-form chat about the real life behind New Zealand rugby.

Ayden walks through his journey from Waikato kid to New Zealand U20 Baby Blacks, moving to Dunedin, running out for the Highlanders, travelling and playing footy around the world, and what it really means to pull on the Waikato jersey and wear the captain’s armband.

Along the way he shares the mindset, resilience and leadership lessons that carried him through injuries, selection highs and lows, and the toughest parts of professional footy – plus where he’s at today in his career and life.