Bone crushing winger Julian Savea is looking forward to reuniting with Hurricanes teammate Conrad Smith when he makes his All Blacks debut against Ireland tomorrow.

Savea is one of three rookies promoted to the starting lineup for Steve Hansen’s first Test.

Savea has been in superb form for his Super 15 outfit and knows he will be in safe hands out on the field in the biggest game of his life.

The All Blacks and Ireland match kicks off at 7.35pm tomorrow.

At 10pm, Australia will play Wales.


Story by: Dhanjay Deo