Julian Savea

Nickname

Julz,The Bus

Date of birth

7 August 1990 (age 26)

Place of birth

Wellington, New Zealand

Height

1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)

Weight

107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb)

School

Rongotai College

Notable relative(s)

Ardie Savea (brother)

Rugby union career

Playing career

Position

Wing

New Zealand No.

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Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
2009–	Oriental Rongotai

Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2010–	Wellington	22	(40)
Correct as of 26 October 2013

Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2011–	Hurricanes	88	(195)39t
Correct as of 6 August 2016

National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2012–	New Zealand	52	(225)45t
Correct as of 27 November 2016

Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
2009	New Zealand		5

Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
2009–	Oriental Rongotai

Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2010–	Wellington	22	(40)
Correct as of 26 October 2013

Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2011–	Hurricanes	88	(195)39t
Correct as of 6 August 2016

National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2012–	New Zealand	52	(225)45t
Correct as of 27 November 2016

Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
2009	New Zealand		5

Julian Savea (born 7 August 1990) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He currently plays for the All Blacks (the New Zealand national team), the Hurricanes in Super Rugby, and the Wellington Lions in the mitre 10 cup. He has also represented New Zealand at sevens and at under-20 level. His position of choice is wing. Savea is nicknamed "The Bus", a moniker bestowed by under-20s coach Dave Rennie. He was a key member of 2015 Rugby World Cup winning team, and was the highest try scorer of the tournament, with 8 tries.

Savea attended Rongotai College in Wellington, New Zealand. In 2008, Savea made the New Zealand secondary schools team and the Hurricanes academy squad. In 2009, Savea debuted for the New Zealand sevens at the 2009 Adelaide Sevens. In 2010, Savea was selected for the New Zealand U-20 team to play at the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina. He scored 8 tries in the tournament which New Zealand won and was named IRB Junior Player of the year. Savea was rewarded for his good form by being picked in the 2010 Wellington Lions squad to play in the 2010 ITM Cup. In 2010 Savea was touted as 'the next Jonah Lomu'. In 2015, many witnessed Savea play in a similar style to Lomu. It can be argued he confirmed this status when he scored a try of the 2015 Rugby World Cup where he powered over 3 French tacklers in a quarter-final game.

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