Our whizzkid wingers
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<p>It's almost a NZ rugby pastime to unfurl young new sensation wingers on the populace for the All Blacks - was thinking about Reiko Iaone and Bones's post in the Wales thread</p>
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<p>I'm talking ones about under 22 years old who come from obscurity or have a break out season and find themselves in or close to a test 11 or 14 jersey</p>
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<p>Just like our amateur fill ins to make 15 on a saturday morning it seems that the wing has less potential ruin a game and often AB selectors take a punt on whizzkid wingers</p>
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<p>The flag bearer is of course Jonah (RIP great man)</p>
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<p>Who are the others you can think of (particularly from the amateur era)? </p>
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<p>JK</p>
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<p>Grant Batty - tore it up in secondary schools - search youtube for a 23 min doco of an amazing little fellow, if you don't know him</p>
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<p>Julian Savea</p>
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<p>Joe Rok?</p>
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<p>Jasin Goldsmith - he was fucken promising (shit not sure if he made the ABs?)</p>
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<p>Innes</p> -
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<p>Caleb Ralph</p>
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<p>You're like rain on a fucking wedding day MN5 (literally though, not ironically) - applause smiley though</p> -
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<p>Ron Jarden would likely make it wouldn't he? He must have been around 22 when he got his first test,</p>
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<p>Zac Guildford. </p>
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<p>You're slipping in your old age pal, took you two whole posts to mention a HB player.</p> -
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<p>You're like rain on a fucking wedding day MN5 (literally though, not ironically) - applause smiley though</p>
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<p>I get called worse on here on a daily basis, less so over the weekend as I post far less. Is it any consolation to point out he actually debuted at centre ? I realized that but not as soon as the others no doubt.</p> -
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<p>You're slipping in your old age pal, took you two whole posts to mention a HB player.</p>
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<p>I spent too much time trying to figure out if Lui Paewai played on the wing back in '24, turns out he didn't. </p> -
<p>Craig Wickes.</p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">"He is notable as being the second-youngest </span><a class="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Black" title="All Black">All Black</a><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> ever and the only player selected while still at high school."</span></p> -
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<p><strong>Ron Jarden</strong> would likely make it wouldn't he? He must have been around 22 when he got his first test,</p>
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<p>Zac Guildford. </p>
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<p>Ron Jarden - 145 tries in 134 first-class matches.</p> -
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<p>He turns 26 this year and debuted last year?</p>
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<p>AB in debut year - check</p>
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<p>Age for a whizz kid - cross</p>
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<p>Inga was only 20 wasnt he</p>
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<p>BG and Jonah were both 19,</p>
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<p>Im not so sure we will ever see teenagers selected again </p>