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Watch: Julian Savea and Liam Messam make Toulon debuts in Top 14
By Online Editors
All Black pair Julian Savea and Liam Messam have made their first appearances with glamour club Toulon in the Top 14.
Messam started the game at Openside whilst Savea came off the bench in a twenty-minute cameo on his favoured left wing. Messam offered a few strong carries, dominating his opponent whilst Savea had limited touches but did spark a break down the left-hand side with another ex-All Black Malakai Fekitoa.
Savea is expected to find his way into the starting lineup on a more regular basis as the season goes on. Toulon went with an interesting backline using Anthony Belleau at 12 in partnership with Josua Tuisova in the midfield, pushing Fekitoa to the wing.
Belleau and Tuisova combined to score Toulon's only try in the 20-10 loss to Pau.
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All three were well on track to being All Blacks. They simply decided it was smarter to take the money right now rather than slog on for another 3 or 4 years waiting for their opportunity to line up.
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The only problem is that the ABs get all the best players, mostly because they pay more, and the island nations, even the home nations, just get those that can't make it or want a bit more limelight.
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