Sititi says not in a million years did he imagine his year could turn out as spectacularly as it did

Sititi says not in a million years did he imagine his year could turn out as spectacularly as it did

By Alipate Narawa
Wednesday 25/12/2024
Source : Rugby pass

All Black forward and World Rugby men’s 15s breakthrough player of the year for 2024 Wallace Sititi says not in a million years did he imagine his year could turn out as spectacularly as it did.

Sititi says coming into this year he had set himself the modest target of just a single Super Rugby Pacific appearance with the Chiefs.

Instead, after featuring 13 times in the run to an Auckland final against the Blues, Scott Robertson wanted a look and the rest is now inspiring history.

A 25-minute debut off the bench in California versus Fiji was followed by four Rugby Championship caps, but the best was yet to come – five successive weekends of smashing out 80-minute performances to help the All Blacks win four of their five tour matches.

Now that he has had a moment to take a breath, Sititi’s advice for youngsters is to keep their feet on the ground.

He adds to stay humble, keep a level head and enjoy the moment.

When asked what his best tour moment was there was no hesitation from the back rower who said beating England in Twickenham.

He says it was a bit of relief when they missed that drop goal right at the end.

Sititi’s Chiefs will play the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific defending champion Blues in their first round on February 15th 2025.

Source: rugbypass

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