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); It’s due recognition for a man who has made a lot of sacrifices - Connacht coach hails Aki s Lions inclusion
It’s 38 years since Connacht last had a representative in the Lions squad. By Declan Rooney Thursday 6 May 2021, 3:29 PM Thu 3:29 PM 9,589 Views 19 Comments
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CONNACHT COACH ANDY Friend has hailed the selection of Bundee Aki in Warren Gatland’s British and Irish Lions squad and predicted the Ireland centre will make a big impact in South Africa.
It’s 38 years since Connacht last had a representative in the Lions squad, and after Ciaran Fitzgerald, John O’Driscoll and Ray McLoughlin, Aki will be just the fourth-ever representative from Connacht.
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It should all be so straightforward, shouldn’t it? As a coach, you pick the best player available in every position, and then you name them all in your team. They go out on the field and play superbly, each to his or her full potential.
In reality, it never works out that way. The best players do not always work as the best combinations in the sub-units of the team. The front row, the back row, the midfield, the back three.
“A superstar. Gutted I never played with him.” Of McCaw, Carter said: “I learnt a lot from playing alongside my old mate. A real leader and took us to back-to-back World Cups. Thank God I was never on the opposite side!” The admiration was mutual, with McCaw last December that Carter “must have been pretty close to beating me for the World Rugby player of the decade award. Carter said had tried to have a similar work ethic’ to Wilkinson, and playing against the England star during the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour was “a bit of a fan boy moment for me’’.
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