Julian Savea is an New Zealand Rugby Union Player who currently plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and has represented his country at rugby sevens

Rugby sevens

Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...

 and at under 20 level. He plays on the wings or at centre.

Career

Savea went to Rongotai College

Rongotai College

Rongotai College is an all-boys state secondary school in the south-eastern suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, New Zealand. The students are aged 12 to 19.The decile 6 school has a roll of over 650 students...

 in Eastern Wellington. In 2008, Savea made the New Zealand secondary schools team and the Hurricanes academy squad. In 2009, Savea debuted for the New Zealand sevens team

New Zealand national rugby union team (sevens)

The New Zealand national rugby union sevens team is the New Zealand representative team in rugby union sevens and competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-IRB Sevens:...

 at the 2009 Adelaide Sevens

2009 Adelaide Sevens

The Adelaide Sevens, is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens...

. In 2010, Savea was selected for the New Zealand u-20 team to play at the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship

2010 IRB Junior World Championship

The 2010 IRB Junior World Championship was the third annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board...

 in Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. He scored 8 tries in the tournament which New Zealand won and was named IRB Junior Player of the year. Savea was rewarded for his good form by being picked in the 2010 Wellington Lions squad to play in the 2010 ITM Cup

2010 ITM Cup

The 2010 ITM Cup was the 34th provincial rugby union competition, the fifth since the competition reconstruction in 2006 and the first under the new sponsor of ITM , involving the top 14 provincial unions of New Zealand...

. Savea has been touted as 'the next Jonah Lomu

Jonah Lomu

Jonah Tali Lomu, MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union player. He had sixty-three caps as an All Black after debuting in 1994. He is generally regarded as the first true global superstar of rugby union. He has had a huge impact on the game...

'. When asked about the similarities, Savea said, 'It's an honour to be compared to Lomu, he was my hero growing up, if I can achieve half what he did, I'll be delighted with my career.'

Hurricanes

Savea played for the Hurricanes in 2011. His performances were considered sub-par and he failed to score a try in his first season. The Dominion Post

The Dominion Post (Wellington)

The Dominion Post is a metropolitan broadsheet newspaper published in Wellington, New Zealand, owned by the Australian Fairfax group, owners of The Age, Melbourne, and The Sydney Morning Herald.- Foundation :...

 gave him just 3.5/10 for his first season saying his handling let him down but still pointed out that he obviously had a lot of talent.

External links

• http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=nzTeamPlayerProfile&playerID=1890