Prime Julian Savea was UNREAL!

[@idreeswilliams1188]

Definitely the best winger itw at his prime. Cannot think of anyone more dominant than him during the 2015 rwc other than maybe habana. Absolute beast. (Lomu would be proud)

[@notyoureverydaycultist2579]

Habana

[@user-rn4oo7ln9t]

Milner Skudder?

[@jordythebassist]

The 2015 RWC try against France is still one of the most impressive displays of brute force and power I've seen. He didn't have a long distance to accelerate and still carried enough speed and power to mow down three Frenchmen before he scored. Unbelievable.

[@michaelkonelio7452]

@@user-rn4oo7ln9t common…Skudder was good but Julian had speed, size, power and explosiveness. Some things you can’t train for. If he didn’t have the room to run past you, he would run through you. Could also be used as a power winger to make meters for front foot ball

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

Funnily enough before the RWC he was heavily criticised for a drop in form in 2015, many blamed him for the Hurricanes Super Rugby Final loss.

[@jamiebourne5907]

This is one of the guys that made me fall in love with rugby, watching him dominate during 2015 was a joy to behold and got me really interested in the game

[@Youre]

Never seen anyone fall off as hard as Julian Savea did.... from undoubtedly the best winger in the world to barely being able to crack the Hurricanes within a couple years. God knows what happened, but 2015 was the start of his downfall and he just progressively got worse. A real shame too because he was on track to break lots of records.... at least we got to witness one of the greatest wingers ever between 2012-2014 though.

[@danedwadd62]

He seemed to put on weight and was super slow, at Toulon he was awful

[@jazzmatrix8229]

He's playing very well for the Hurricanes again these days. Not the same player, but definitely more rounded and still got the ridiculous power.

[@Youre]

@@jazzmatrix8229 Still a shadow of what he was.

[@theblackhammer4344]

Totally agree. JS was the total package

[@handsomesquidward5160]

Asafo Aumua fell off hard too

[@luketurner2180]

Poor Israel Dagg on the receiving end of a few too many bumps haha

[@nikolakozhuharov1042]

this montage makes Dagg look like Bus' favourite victim

[@actingconstablecuddy2163]

I reckon hes the best winger ever in his prime

[@ADD_AJ]

Absolutely the ‘greatest hits’ video I’ve been waiting for. Mr Forde you’ve done it again! 🙌

[@sandilekhumalo5712]

Dude was touted as the next Lomu. Incredible player in his prime

[@dhirenfernando8159]

he scored more tries than lomu in less games it was unreal at the time

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

He outperformed Lomu significantly.

[@duncanb1981]

Was better than Lomu

[@romainmp421]

Brothers Savea are two big NZ legend

[@mr.e6748]

Brooo he was scary. Since you are doing stuff on guys in their primes maybe you could do something on Frans Steyn? Guy ws an absolute freak. What other 20 year old just kind of shows up and wins the world cup? Maybe Arundale next year but lets wait and see.

[@marchianokai8064]

This was the guy who would've broken all the records for a winger and probably be the best winger/player of his time So sad who he fell off so bad. When I played rugby I wanted to be just like him they called me the bus also lol. Was great to experience him in our time

[@David_Lee92]

Sole, you're just a fia The Bus

[@allan9347]

Julian savea will go down as one the greatest wingers to ever play the game

[@thomas_corbet]

Saw Andrew Taylor in one of the clips, would love to see a tribute to him. Very entertaining player in his day.

[@notyoureverydaycultist2579]

1:37 this tackle tho

[@hphenderson85]

In shape he was potent and possibly the best winger around 2015.

[@kainoizking]

Possibly? Lmao he was by far and away the best winger in the world during that period and in my personal opinion he’s the greatest winger of all time in his absolute prime.

[@hphenderson85]

@@kainoizking in 2015 he was the best attacking winger out there. He's doing well now in 2023 SR.

[@jameswyatt4443]

Hot take: Prime Savea was better than Lomu.

[@Lavernator]

Love the combo of him smashing Dagg in super rugby and getting the assists from Dagg for the All blacks 😂

[@glennwohlgemuth3282]

That all black team at the time was unplayable.

[@animekawaiichan9399]

His performance at the 2015 world cup was SPECTACULAR!! You would think Jonah from heaven saw it. It's sad he was dropped off the team too early. Just 4 tries away to break Doug Howlett's record(49 tries).

[@Youre]

He wasn't dropped early, his form plummeted big time..... if anything they held onto him for longer than he deserved (he played against the Lions in 2017 despite having been poor for 2 years.

[@user-rn4oo7ln9t]

Jonah was alive for the rwc 2015

[@animekawaiichan9399]

@@Youre damn. Such a downfall. But I get you.

[@YesBruv66]

He did injure himself bad and then he just faded away and later left for japan and now came back to finish in nz

[@Youre]

@@YesBruv66 I don't think he ever had a serious injury or went to Japan? Hi form gradually got worse and worse then he went to France.

[@cristianocruz65]

he is basically the modern day jonah lomu

[@eamonntully6801]

2 of them tries there had unreal passes to him by Aaron Smith! Those guys in their prime were unplayable!

[@ofentserammung3475]

The past coach failed him, he should be the all time leading Allblacks try scorer

[@jcf8880]

When he was one of the most feared players to play against

[@Hammersteyn]

Saw some skills here that was absent from NZ in their test series against Ireland these last few weeks.

[@michaelkonelio7452]

That team was absolutely stacked, Mccaw, Dan, Nonu, Conrad, Julian, Corey Jane, Dagg, Kaino, Aaron Smith and the list goes on…that ABs team was a cheat code lol definitely a shadow of its former glory now. Too many blokes with mullets and ego…

[@Hammersteyn]

@@michaelkonelio7452 they certainly earned those mullets, as did Australia

[@YallNotWhite_YourPINK]

I agree the all blacks have no backs who can break the defence line. They did have nganni laumape but let him go for some reason

[@michaelkonelio7452]

@@YallNotWhite_YourPINK yup, centres too small…no solid wingers who have size and speed. Our wingers are now smaller who only have pace. interesting times ahead

[@YallNotWhite_YourPINK]

@@michaelkonelio7452 bro everything you said is pure facts!! I dont get why they keep picking old guys or guys playing out of position we have so much young talent that never get the chance to put on a black jersey

[@REP2016RTM]

Absolutely incredible back in his prime, could make world class players look like amateurs

[@kdt110]

Savea + Dagg 💪🏼 Savea v Dagg 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼😂

[@vonteflon]

I notice Chris Ashton defending for England in a number of these. I always wondered why he got a reputation for poor defence (very unfairly in my view). Now I think it’s simply because in a big % of his international matches he was tasked with marking The Bus. Not an easy job and would be unflattering on any opposing winger’s defensive record.

[@SefaNaia-qs4qr]

Savea told What A Lad podcast on his interview Josua tuisova is the real bus

[@archiebobo]

I always wonder how close he would've got to the test try scoring record...

[@DRE-HRUYAN]

We need another Julian bruh 🖤🇳🇿

[@chadwinphilander4159]

Telea

[@taraishot100]

Here’s a fact he has 46 tries for the All blacks while Doug Howlett has the all blacks record of 49 tries if Savea stayed in the all blacks and stayed in form he would have definitely broken the record

[@jldp24]

He played in the most dominant Ab era..australia were at their worst.. the boks were crap. Look at his super rugby try scoring record..pretty average.

[@TheBiglbradley]

Julian "The Bus" Savea

[@rhyssimms591]

What is it about NZ number 11s

[@bengriffiths6329]

Hey Andrew, I'm a big fan! One of my recommendations for a tribute is a Ben Smith plss

[@zaheermanuel3600]

Should be brought back into ABs

[@opelo2619]

Interesting no clips Vs the Boks?

[@notyoureverydaycultist2579]

The Boks are the only guys that can stop him🤫

[@benvaughan3392]

They only beat an injury ridden Wales 2-1 at home. Bearing in mind wales lost to Italy at home recently the boks have nothing to shout about based on current form

[@pauljansen6650]

@@benvaughan3392 don't need to shout about anything when you are world champions mate. Peak at the right time, you'll learn someday....

[@benvaughan3392]

​@pauljansen6650 my mums SA but I was born in NZ, nothing against them we're just arrogant as saffas

[@theblackhammer4344]

JS - The Total Package

[@jacobtait1344]

I love this guy

[@paulsamuelu8473]

All blacks need more Samoans in the team cos theyre big and strong..

[@CD-603]

Can you do a Stephen larkham video and Carlos Spencer please

[@ArunaVidu]

What happened to him??? Can he come back?

[@romainmp421]

Why he isn’t in the national team?

[@jacobtait1344]

Andrew ur a beast

[@pedrokrim4400]

Beast beast and a beast

[@thewelshfriend8198]

What happened to him? Did he retire?

[@hendrikprinsloo4912]

I also would like to now ?

[@zorba4166]

he went to France but nw he is back with the hurricanes

[@maximiliansundram6868]

His form dropped off a lot, to the point where he was barely making the Hurricanes squad. Now he's playing a bit better, but he timed his drop in form with the rise of Rieko Ioane, so he probably will never win another cap.

[@hendrikprinsloo4912]

@@maximiliansundram6868 damn thats bad he was one of the BESTS. Just to think he scored 46 tries of 54 test for Nz thats absolutley bonkers. Coming from an SA fan. If he could have kept his form an played maybe 100 testit would have looked diffrent hey.

[@sadjhb]

what happened he's totally out of the rotation

[@RLuke103]

Dip in form and weight gain. Plus post 2015 there were other wingers knocking on the ABs door.

[@michaelkonelio7452]

@@RLuke103 hasn’t been a winger like him since…there’s attributes you can’t train for. His size, speed, agility, power and explosiveness. It’s what the ABs have been missing, I power winger with a power 12. Nothing since Julian and Nonu left

[@RLuke103]

@@michaelkonelio7452 totally agree, could still be playing for the ABs now if he kept himself in shape and in form.

[@michaelkonelio7452]

@@RLuke103 yeah it’s unfortunate, I think with players like him they have a short prime period…seems like most wingers who have the size, speed and explosiveness decline quicker than standard wingers who rely on pure pace…that’s my observation anyway.

[@sheldoncooper0]

@@michaelkonelio7452 Because these naturally big guys have the body types (Endomorph) that once you hit late 20s you naturally struggle to get into good shape because you start putting on fat. They are born naturally with big frames large bones and easily put on muscle at a young age, but they do also put on fat easily as they get older...

[@bjpgm1233]

Now he’s just irrelevant

[@chris5240]

What happened to him? so few tests and he is not that old now?

[@nikolakozhuharov1042]

his form dropped and at the same time Rieko Ioane emerged this season he showed glimpses of his best self for the Canes but the speed in his feet is not the same

[@RLuke103]

@@nikolakozhuharov1042 weight gain too, couldn't seem to hold off the lbs the ABs selectors wanted him to.

[@jacobtait1344]

Pls do henry slade next

[@walesxscarlets]

Andy fenby video would be nice.

[@Mr___X]

not much difference between fenby and savea tbh

[@quins8668]

Good video

[@paulfua1803]

Just better

[@cornecvandeventer6118]

No highlights against South Africa though. Dont take that shit

[@lelandcarpenter8181]

closest we have ever got to Lomu.