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Fans dump All Blacks duo out of race to be crowned world's best wing
By Online Editors
All Blacks pair Sevu Reece and Rieko Ioane have failed to survive the first round of the Straight 8 Fan Vote to decide the best wings on the planet.
Punters worldwide have hit the polls on RugbyPass’ Facebook and Instagram accounts as part of the initiative to decide the world's best players in each position, as voted by the fans.
Two instalments of the series have already passed, with England second rower Maro Itoje dispatching South Africa's Eben Etzebeth for the lock title, while World Rugby player of the year Pieter-Steph du Toit pipped All Blacks star Ardie Savea in the flanker vote.
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The new week has brought with it the next wave of voting, with eight of the best wings around the globe pitted against each other in a knockout bracket.
However, neither Reece nor Ioane have made it past the quarter-final stage, leaving New Zealand without any contenders to reach the final and thus qualify for the RugbyPass Straight 8 Fan Vote World XV.
In his online clash with England speedster Johnny May, Ioane only managed to accrue only 42 percent of the fan vote across Facebook and Instagram.
The 2017 World Rugby breakthrough player of the year has been joined in the loser's circle by Reece, whose scintillating season with both the Crusaders and All Blacks last year wasn't enough to see him past Springboks star Makazole Mapimpi.
The 29-year-old, who played a starring role in the Springboks' World Cup success in Japan and scored a try in the final against England, just edged Reece in a tightly-contested affair, and advanced to the semi-finals with nearly 52 percent of the vote.
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