Wallace Sititi says he is still processing his ‘crazy’ rise this year from the fringes of the Waikato Chiefs to facing world champions South Africa with the All Blacks.
New Zealand’s Wallace Sititi runs with the ball during their Rugby Championship Test match against the Springboks in Cape Town. Photo: Rodger Bosch/AFP"Braveheart" Wallace Sititi says he is still processing his"crazy" rise this year from the fringes of the Waikato Chiefs to facing
"I never would have thought in a million years that this would happen," he said at the All Blacks training base near Wellington this week."I pinch myself all the time." Sititi was watching on an iPad at home a few days later when his name was included in the New Zealand squad. Despite struggling to sleep the night before the Cape Town Test — he described it as a"bit of excitement, bit of nerves" — Sititi produced an eye-catching display
Sititi justified his selection with some thumping tackles and his support play was a menace to the Australian defence.
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