Rieko, who had made his test debut against Italy in Rome last November, learned to accept the knocks as a boy. Eddie and Sandra could play back in the day, too; Eddie locked the scrum for Manu Samoa and was in the team captained by the late Peter Fatialofa during the 1991 World Cup, while Sandra represented the Black Ferns.

Less than two years later, at 17, he made his debut for the NZ Sevens team.

He already possesses blistering pace, something the Springboks will remember well enough after Ioane sucked in a loose pass during the 25-24 win in Cape Town a fortnight ago and sprinted more than 80m to score. He stands 1.89m, is listed as weighing 102 kg - even though he looks at least a couple of kilos bigger - and is one of the quickest finishers in the world with eight tries in nine tests.

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Rieko, 20, is the prototype of the modern wing. Ioane, 20, has shone on the left wing for the All Blacks in 2017, scoring eight tries in just nine games after ousting Julian Savea from the number 11 jersey during the British and Irish Lions series. Akira, a NZ Maori representative, and Rieko had their share of backyard battles and emotions could run high. The Ioane's generosity was evident when Sandra, who works as a manager at the Ponsonby rugby club, offered a British and Irish Lions fan a place to stay when she discovered he had nosed his vehicle into the club's car park prior to the tourists' game against the Blues at Eden Park. In 2013, Rieko was selected for the Auckland Grammar 1st XV.

My specialty? Always friendly.

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"They were really good, especially up front, or across the board, actually. He played halfback until he was in the fourth form at Auckland Grammar, slowly gravitating out to the wing as he got bigger. We had just finished our captain's run at the Blues, showed-up and there he was. "Twelve definitely gave me a different perspective of the game," Ioane said. On Saturday night, when the All Blacks meet the Wallabies in Brisbane, Ioane will make his eighth test start for the year. Josh Ioane on Crusaders v Highlanders Southern Derby Josh Ioane speaks with media ahead of this weekend's Southern Derby. "This week we’ll probably look to match that physical battle, that should help us.

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Position Fly-half. His rise has been swift, and given he is still relatively raw at the highest level, there is potential to be one of the best wings in the world. He will tell us the truth.

"All Blacks wing Rieko Ioane, pictured celebrating with Lima Sopoaga during the test match against the Springboks in Albany this season, has scored eight tries in nine test appearances.Rieko Ioane emerged as an All Black during the Lions tour. First things, first. "He was close to the family because he is actually my uncle, and I keep in touch with his children," Rieko says.

"I am sure you have heard the stories about how hard the trainings are. "I can't speak highly enough of them - I am sure everyone says that about their mums and dads.

As Sandra noted earlier this year, they have shared the same room for 19 years. "You come home from a game and he will sit us down for 25 minutes or so and just run down all the stuff we could have done better, what we did well and what need to work on. All Blacks wing Ioane and older brother Akira still live at home with parents Eddie and Sandra in Auckland, and when you get two professional rugby players of their size eating under the same roof you are going to need considerable amounts of fuel to pump into their bodies. "Mum and I," says Rieko.

These guys are a couple of big units.

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