All Black legend Wayne 'Buck' Shelford knighted

Former All Blacks hardman Wayne 'Buck' Shelford was awarded a knighthood on Monday for services to rugby.

Shelford is the player credited with injecting the fear factor into New Zealand's pre-match haka but many will know him more for the story when he once played on with a torn scrotum.

He won the Rugby World Cup with New Zealand in 1987 and was made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's birthday honours list.

The 22 test international captained New Zealand from late 1987 to 1990. 

His most well-known display of courage came when he continued playing in a Test match against France in 1986, despite suffering horrific injuries, including a torn scrotum.

The second was Shelford's role in reviving the haka.

His knighthood citation says, the take-no-prisoners forward gave the famous challenge its "mana", a Maori word meaning prestige or gravitas.