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Julian Savea

Julian Savea
New Zealand
New Zealand
Julian Savea

Nationality

New Zealand

Age

34

Position

Centre

Height

192cm

Weight

106kg

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Julian Savea Stats

Stats compared to other Centers
21%
Defenders Beaten
9%
Successful Passes
Tackles Completed
76%
Line Breaks
15%
Carries
15%
13%
Tries

Julian Savea Stats

Stats compared to other Centers
Julian Savea
Julian Savea

Key Stats

Defenders Beaten
8
Successful Passes
11
Tackles Completed
0.76
Line Breaks
2
Carries
28
Tries
1

Season Performance

Minutes played: 301

Season Performance

Minutes played: 301
Julian Savea

Attack

Rank
Points
5
Tries
1
Line Breaks
2
Carries
28
Carries Per Minute
0.09
Metres Carried
115
Defenders Beaten
8
Turnovers Won
1
Defenders Beaten
8
Touches
38
Post Contact Metres
97

Defence

Rank
Tackles Made
32
Tackles Completed
0.76
Dominant Tackles
1
Tackles Per Minute
0.11
Turnovers Won
1
Ruck Arrival Effectiveness
0.13

Passing

Rank
Try Assists
1
Successful Passes
11
Bad Passes
2
Pass Accuracy
85%

Kicking

Rank
Successful Penalties
0
Successful Conversions
0
Kicks in Play
1
Drop Goals
0
Goals Converted
0

Discipline

Rank
Penalties Conceded
1
Yellow Cards
0
Red Cards
0

Match Stats

Julian Savea Bio

Nicknamed 'the bus', Julian Savea is a powerhouse of world rugby who represented New Zealand 54 times as a winger. Domestically, he represents Wellington and the Hurricanes, but has also played for Toulon. Julian Savea was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021.

Born 7 August 1990, Julian Savea showed a talent for rugby at a young age. As a result, he represented New Zealand at secondary school level and was touted as 'the next Jonah Lomu'.

After a string of impressive performances for New Zealand U20s and the New Zealand Rugby Sevens side, Julian Savea was selected to play for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup (now the Bunnings NPC) in 2010. He then made his first appearance for the Hurricanes a year later.  

Since, Julian Savea has continued to represent both sides and he's now made more than 130 appearances for the Hurricanes. During this time, he's finished as a Super Rugby runner-up with the side in 2006 and won the title in 2016.

Although he's played for Wellington and the Hurricanes for the majority of his career, Julian Savea did enjoy a spell with Toulon between 2018 and 2020. During his time in France, he finished as a runner-up in the European Rugby Challenge Cup.

As well as enjoying a stellar domestic career, Julian Savea was also capped 54 times by New Zealand between 2012 and 2017. During this time, he won the Rugby World Cup in 2015. In the tournament, he scored a whopping eight tries, including a hat-trick against France in the quarter-final.

Now back with the Hurricanes and with many years of elite rugby ahead of him, we can't wait to see what else Julian Savea can achieve in the game.