Ardie Suemalo Savea (born 14 October 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a flanker or number 8 for Wellington in the Bunnings NPC,[1] Hurricanes in Super Rugby and international rugby for the New Zealand All Blacks. Savea was a member of New Zealand's 2019 Rugby World Cup squad and 2023 Rugby World Cup squad. He was named the 2023 World Rugby Player of the Year.[2]
Savea has previously captained Wellington, and also previously played for the Barbarian F.C., for the New Zealand U20's team, and the New Zealand national rugby sevens team.
^"Ardie Savea profile". Wellington Lions. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
^"All Blacks flanker Ardie Savea nominated for World Rugby player of the year". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
Ardie Suemalo Savea (born 14 October 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a flanker or number 8 for Wellington in the Bunnings NPC,...
Savea is a Samoan name. Notable people with the name include: ArdieSavea (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player Julian Savea (born 1990), New Zealand...
overshadowing Savea and scoring two tries as the Barbarians lost 22-31 to the All Blacks, who featured Savea's younger brother ArdieSavea. Julian Savea was named...
Zealand U20s in 2022, and has been touted as a long-term successor to ArdieSavea. "Peter Lakai". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 29 October 2022. "Hurricanes...
captain Siya Kolisi received a yellow card for a head high tackle on ArdieSavea which was also reviewed for a potential red card. On review, it remained...
the bench. Barrett played well and helped set up Hurricanes team-mate ArdieSavea for his second try. After Blues winger Rieko Ioane fell ill and with...
Samau Phillip Sami Luke Samoa Ligi Sao Junior Sa'u Sami Sauiluma ArdieSavea Julian Savea Andre Savelio John Schuster Peter Schuster John Schwalger Mahonri...
replaced by ArdieSavea only 43 minutes into the second test due to poor behaviour. Cane was subsequently dropped for the third test, with Savea starting...
at a single tournament (shared with Bryan Habana, Jonah Lomu and Julian Savea). After receiving a yellow card in the 66th minute, Scott Barrett did not...
34–36 loss against South Africa, Read was rested for round five, with ArdieSavea starting at number 8, and Sam Whitelock captaining the team in his place...
was performing very well in comparison to ArdieSavea, who was struggling with injury, during Super Rugby, Savea was again chosen over Todd for the All Blacks'...
against South Africa, which was a narrow 32-30 win, thanks to a late ArdieSavea try. Whitelock missed the test against Japan during the 2018 end-of-year...
winger Waisake Naholo. Barrett, Mo'unga and Hurricanes loose forward, ArdieSavea, had a commanding teamwork in the last 20 minutes, allowing the All Blacks...
Read, in the second test against Argentina, with Hurricanes flanker, ArdieSavea on the bench, while Sam Cane and Whitelock's Highlanders team-mate Shannon...
Mauvaka Tadhg Beirne Hugo Keenan Johnny Sexton Amato Fakatava Cam Roigard ArdieSavea Mark Telea Sama Malolo Makazole Mapimpi Solomone Kata Baltazar Amaya...
moments of reclaiming the Freedom Cup in the final round, but a try by ArdieSavea in the dying moments of the game helped New Zealand snatch victory 32–30...
second test against South Africa, which was a late 32–30 win thanks to an ArdieSavea try. Taylor's great performance saw the All Blacks win the Rugby Championship...
1136) Francis Saili – (All Black number 1126) ArdieSavea – (All Black number 1147), captain Julian Savea – (All Black number 1111) John Schuster – (All...
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