Akira Ioane now has 4 tries to his name this season and is building nicely ahead of All Blacks selection for the 3 match series against France in June. The massive 22 year old was named Man of the Match for the Blues on the weekend, and it’s easy to see why.
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I guess we’ll just have to see wont we.
6 Go to commentsSure. He might not but the best wings do. Got to adapt to whats in front of you.
11 Go to commentsReece has to go looking for it.
11 Go to commentsBig unit too. As important as Robinson was at the Blues.
11 Go to commentsAgree. He seems to have moved ahead of Finau at the Chiefs.
11 Go to commentsHard[y a flsh out of water…that’s a backhander JWH!😪
13 Go to commentsHopefully it could be replicated in the finals. Congratulations.
1 Go to commentsHorrendous defence by all 4 teams. None of them will go close to winning the world title with that.
6 Go to commentsHow’s this list of potential AB’s loose forwards in no particular order:
Savea
Kirifi
Papali’i
Finau
Lio-Willie
Jacobson
Sititi
Lakai
Blackadder
I’d say that Blackadder is gone, Lio-Willie may not get selected ahead of Kirifi, and there’s a danger for some guys like Finau, Lakai and Papali’i to lose their spots because the other guys have been playing out of their skins for the whole season so far.
And to think that there’s one ineligible bloke in Moana Pasifika playing arguably better than all of them (except his teammate Savea) and that’s Miracle Fai’ilagi.
A note about Savea - his form has been so exceptional this year that I’d recommend the coaches use a 6-2 bench split and have Savea cover the midfield in case of an injury. He’s just that good! His kick and chase tries over the season remind me of a midfield back. And he has pace too.
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