#4. Ardie Savea (New Zealand)
- Position Number 8
- Height 6 ft 2 in
- Weight 102kg
The New Zealand loose-forward is a force of nature and is the All Blacks’ go to man when under pressure. There are very few sides who can live with the 29-year-old in full flow.
Kolisi said: “He knows how I feel about him. We don’t hide it, there’s no secret about it — when we play against each other, we want to smash each other.”
DID YOU KNOW? Savea has Samoan ancestry and is a father-of-two, having married his partner, Saskia, in 2018.