Can Savea be the greatest ever?
After overtaking Jonah Lomu for international tries scored 鈥� Ali Williams and Bryan Habana discuss whether Julian Savea can become the greatest player ever.
As Julian Savea moves up to 15th on the all-time international try scorers list, and overtakes Jonah Lomu for international tries scored 鈥� All Black Ali Williams and South Africa鈥檚 Bryan Habana discuss whether he can become the greatest player ever.
Savea scored 3 tries for New Zealand on Saturday as his side beat France 62-13 in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal. Savea has now scored 38 tries since his international debut in 2012, while Lomu鈥檚 career total is 37.
On those comparisons with the All-Blacks legend Lomu, Williams says, 鈥淚 think Lomu is a stand-alone freak of the game鈥avea has the ability to still be a freak and create his own path, his own folklore history.鈥�
Habana, who will face Savea in the World Cup semifinals as South Africa take on New Zealand, says 鈥淚 have a huge amount of respect for Savea鈥e鈥檚 been playing unbelievable rugby鈥� while Williams adds, 鈥淐an Savea be the greatest ever? For sure鈥�.
This clip was originally from Matt Dawson's Rugby Show, 5 live sport on Thursday 22 October 2015
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