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All Blacks XV: A team of New Zealanders involved in the Six Nations

Scrum-half: Jayden Hayward – New Zealand

  • Hs a New Zealand-born rugby union Italian player currently playing for Benetton Rugby.
  • The speedster obtained Italian citizenship and is now playing for Italy, making his test debut against Fiji at Catania on 11 November 2017.
  • We had no scrum-halves so the winger is filling in

Prop: Mako Vunipola – England

  • Born in Wellington to Tongan parents, he would live in New Zealand until he was nine.
  • The British and Irish Lions prop dreamt of becoming an All Black and wearing the famous jersey just like his late idol, former All Blacks wing Jonah Lomu.
Man of the Match Mako Vunipola of Saracensduring the Gallagher Premiership Match between Saracens and Gloucester Rugby at Allianz Park, London on September 23. – PHOTO: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK – Rugby

Hooker: Dylan Hartley – England

  • Hartley was born in Kaharoa, a rural area between Rotorua and Tauranga. He went to Rotorua Boys’ High School where he began playing rugby alongside with former All Black loosie Liam Messam.
  • Hartley grew up in New Zealand, but his mother was born in England meaning he qualified for them.
  • He left for the UK when he was just 15, meaning he didn’t complete his final year at Rotorua Boys’ High.

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