Sio Julian Savea

Julian Savea

New Zealand
	Full name Sio Julian Savea Born August 7, 1990, Wellington Current age 34 years 98 days Major teams Barbarians, Hurricanes, New Zealand Under-20s, Toulon, Wellington, New Zealand Position Wing Height 6 ft 4 in Weight 231 lb

Test career
	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Pts	Tries	Won	Lost	Draw	%
All Tests	2012-2017	54	51	3	230	46	48	4	2	90.74
Bledisloe Cup	2013-2016	11	10	1	30	6	9	1	1	86.36
IRB Rugby World Cup	2015-2015	6	6	0	40	8	6	0	0	100
The Rugby Championship	2012-2016	21	20	1	65	13	18	2	1	88.09

Career statistics
Test debut	New Zealand v Ireland at Auckland, Jun 9, 2012 match details
Last Test	New Zealand v British and Irish Lions at Auckland, Jul 8, 2017 match details
Test Statsguru	Main menu \| Career summary \| Match list \| Most points \| Most tries \| Tournament list

Profile

A former Sevens and Under-20 international, Savea made a major impact on Test debut for New Zealand by running three tries past Ireland at Eden Park in Auckland. Blessed with blistering pace and a great step, the Wellington-born winger drew comparisons with All Black great Jonah Lomu during the early stages of his career. Having made his representative bow as a member of Gordon Tietjens' Sevens squad in 2009, Savea graduated to the successful Baby Blacks squad at the Junior World Championship the following year. After bagging eight tries during the tournament he was named Young Player of the Year by the International Rugby Board (IRB). His provincial debut, for Wellington, followed, along with a call-up to the Hurricanes' Super Rugby panel. After a strong start to the 2012 season, Savea was rewarded with a call-up to Steve Hansen's first All Blacks squad.

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