Sotutu loyalty switch with 3 possibilities; 25-year-old Blues No.8 Hoskins Sotutu failed to switch allegiance to Scott Robertson’s first All Blacks squad on Monday. The Blues forward omitted Robertson’s title from his 32-man squad, with Chiefs No.8 Wallace City nodding instead.
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Sotutu presented a convincing case for a recall this season for the Blues, not only winning the Super Rugby Pacific title, but scoring twelve in the process (joint-top with Sevu Rees).While he certainly has the option of fighting for a place in the All Blacks squad, he has an alternative route back to the Test stage. Call mount for Hoskins Sotutu loyalty switch with 3 possibilities.
The 14-cap All Black qualified for Fiji through his father and England through his mother and earned his final cap in 2022, qualifying for both the following year after a three-year stand-down period.Eddie Jones actually pursued the No8 in 2020 before being capped by Ian Foster and he could once again turn some RFU heads with this latest squad announcement.
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With the All Blacks in New Zealand for their two-Test series with England, Steve Borthwick could use this as an opportunity to have a dialogue with the ousted All Blacks.The number 8 position has caused controversy in England, with a growing list of players behind the scrum such as Alfie Burberry and Jack Mercer failing to make Steve Borthwick’s squad. Mercer, coincidentally, is now eligible to play for New Zealand through his father, a former New Zealand rugby league international, and last played for England in 2018.
Former Fiji head coach Simon Raiwalui has already called for Sotutu to make the international switch, taking to X to write shortly after the All Blacks squad was announced: “Congratulations to Wallace Sititi, but seriously Hoskins not Sotutu…come and play in Fiji!”
Whoever Sotutu picks next year, he will undoubtedly be an asset to any Test team. Call mount for Hoskins Sotutu loyalty switch with 3 possibilities.