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"I'm pretty lucky that I got to play with some classy wingers, in my time. I'm in a WhatsApp group with a couple of my mates, and there's a good few rugby players. We would chatting a lot in it, and sharing videos. "Funnily enough, Rene Ranger seemed to bounce at least three or four guys in the group! That just shows you the physicality he had."Ranger is most known for his club rugby stints with Northland, Auckland Blues in Super Rugby and Montpellier in Top 14, as well as playing some Sevens, too. He has six Test appearances for the All Blacks, but moving to France at the age of 26 cut short his international career.
"Still, for me, the All Black wingers were on a different level and one player in particular was Joe Rokocoko. You had Dougie Howlett and Sitiveni Sivivatu, but Joe was phenomenal. He had a skill-set that made the game feel effortless. He was incredible."[caption id="attachment_269551" align="aligncenter" width="1024"]
Joe Rokocoko playing for the All Blacks at the 2007 World Cup. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images)[/caption]
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