While the squad is most notable for the genuine legends who retired right afterwards at least a few have managed to kick on post 2015, most obviously Barrett, Sam Cane, Coles and Moody and arguably Aaron Smith who is probably a better player in 2021 than he was in 2015. Interesting to the talent of players who didn’t make the squad either - eg Charles Piutau, Aaron Cruden. In McCaw and Carter they had candidates for the greatest ABs of all time who managed to both bow out of international rugby at the absolute peak.Įven the less celebrated players were in career best form (eg NMS, Savea) and quite a few managed fairly significant post-NZ careers after the tournament (eg Vito, Faumuina, Kaino). The backrow would rank as one of, if not the best, NZ has ever had. The bulk of that squad were part of the most statistically dominant era in modern rugby history and some truly great combos. In both sheer concentration of talent and in actual deed, probably. View All Content Filter Out Memes/Shitposts/Bantz Filter Out Match Threads Match Threads Sledge Threads Sub Laws Tier 1 Leagues & Intl's Guide AMAs /r/Rugbyunion on Twitter Channel 2 - r/rugbyunion2 Create Match Threads Channel 2 - r/rugbyunion2 Discord Other Subs i_made_some_world_cup_charts_since_i_couldnt_find.He is also signed to Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports International stable which also works with South African captain, Siya Kolisi.2017 6 Nations Rugby World Cup 2015 Rugby World Cup 2015 Rugby World Cup 2015 Rugby World Cup 2015 2015 World Cup!!!XD!?# Off the field, Savea has an interest in fashion and has had a long-standing clothing brand. As per All Blacks selection policy, players signed for teams outside New Zealand are unable to be selected for the national side. He will return to the Hurricanes in mid-2024 upon which he will be available for national team selection again. In 2021, he captained the side for the first time against Australia.Īfter this coming World Cup, Savea has announced he will take a sabbatical break from the national side to play in Japan for six months with the Kobelco Kobe Steelers. In 75 caps to date, he has scored 21 tries and won six Rugby Championships. Since then, Savea has made himself an indispensable member of the All Blacks squad. His debut would arrive in June of that year as a replacement against Wales at Eden Park. 2016 was also the year that Savea finally made the switch, withdrawing from the sevens national team and making himself available for the All Blacks. Savea was not selected as a player, but rather a non-playing apprentice, with coach Steve Hansen saying at the time the move was designed to introduce him to “the way of the All Black life." It spoke to the potential that the All Blacks set-up saw in the bruising back-row talent who had yet to nail down a regular starting berth in Super Rugby at this point.Īrdie Savea is preparing for his second Rugby World Cup with New Zealand (Getty Images)īy 2015, that regular spot in the Hurricanes would arrive and the following year they would go on to win the Super Rugby title. He had already made his sevens debut in 2012 but, the following year, he would travel to Europe with the rugby union side for their tour of Europe. Those eye-catching displays caught the attention of Super Rugby, with Savea joining Hurricanes in 2013 on an initial two-year-deal, a move that would see him link up with his older brother Julian Savea who signed for the team two years prior.ĭespite having only just moved up into Super League Rugby, Savea was already beginning to attract attention from the All Blacks. Fresh out of college, he signed immediately for provincial side Wellington, scoring 17 tries in 36 appearances between 20. While some might take time to mature into the professional game, the then 18-year-old took to it like a duck to water. At age 18, he was head boy of his school - Rongotai College in suburban Wellington - and captain of the 1st XV. As he grew older, Savea’s talents as a Rugby player soon began to show.
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