Rugby-Unwanted by All Blacks, Sotutu cast eyes abroad but is now focused on boosting Blues


  • Rugby
  • Wednesday, 02 Apr 2025

FILE PHOTO: New Zealand loose forward Hoskins Sotutu speaks during a news conference in the lead-up to the Rugby Championship test against Australia in Melbourne, Australia September 13, 2022. REUTERS/Ian Ranson/File Photo

(Reuters) -Overlooked by All Blacks coach Scott Robertson, Hoskins Sotutu explored a move abroad last year but says he is now focusing on helping the struggling Auckland Blues turn their season around in Super Rugby Pacific.

The 26-year-old loose forward played the last of his 14 tests in 2022 and will be eligible to switch allegiance to either England or Fiji in November when he fulfils World Rugby's three-year stand-down rule.

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