Ireland's Bundee Aki: The best player of the group stage?

Ireland's Bundee Aki: The best player of the group stage? | Rugby World Cup 2023

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As the group stage of Rugby World Cup 2023 draws to a close, we take a closer look at one of the standout performers from the first five matchweeks, Ireland's Bundee Aki. The centre has been in ferocious form with four tries already under his belt, countless line breaks and fierce-some tackles.
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00:00:00 - Long Try by Bundee Aki
00:00:36 - Long Try by Bundee Aki
00:01:51 - Long Try by Bundee Aki
00:03:02 - Clean Break by Bundee Aki
00:03:16 - Carry by Bundee Aki
00:03:30 - Carry by Bundee Aki
00:03:36 - Carry by Bundee Aki
00:03:45 - Try Assist by Bundee Aki
00:04:11 - Tackle by Bundee Aki
00:04:21 - Carry by Bundee Aki
00:04:32 - Long Try by Bundee Aki
00:05:19 - Carry by Bundee Aki
00:05:35 - Defender Beaten by Bundee Aki
00:06:10 - Tackle by Bundee Aki
00:06:25 - Carry by Bundee Aki
00:06:37 - Tackle by Bundee Aki
00:06:53 - Carry by Bundee Aki
00:07:03 - Defender Beaten by Bundee Aki
00:07:15 - Clean Break by Bundee Aki
00:07:37 - Long Try by Tadhg Beirne

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@pobzy4076 7 ай бұрын

I met him at the bank one day, absolutely lovely man! Very down to earth and so humble. Surprisingly not that tall but built like a truck!

@cbyod 7 ай бұрын

You posted this already on other videos, you love them likes😂

@pobzy4076 7 ай бұрын

@cbyod it was a fairly simple story but it was funny to me 🤣 I only realised it was the same page after I had already done it!

@J-amOsully 7 ай бұрын

@@pobzy4076haha class, I do drumming at Connacht matches in the Sportsground and met him at a captains run and at Centra’s getting the sausage roll😂 he’s a class man

@pobzy4076 7 ай бұрын

@JamieOSully absolute gentleman so he is!

@mxlloy5651 Ай бұрын

How tall would you say he is? As they usually exaggerate a little online

@joeymacme 7 ай бұрын

Bundee is great. It's brilliant to see him play his best rugby right now. Ireland look strong and have the confidence, without arrogance, to challenge the All Blacks in the world cup this time.

@JR-iw8du 7 ай бұрын

Aki is a phenomenal player... a class act. Easily one of best players during 2023 World Cup. Was so sad for him when Ireland went out against New Zealand .....he looked devastated.

@courageousdog 7 ай бұрын

Bundee has been brilliant, Porter has been sublime with his offloads..... I am looking forward to the 1/4f vs the AB's

@Analytical2000 7 ай бұрын

Well deserved Bundee

@karinamhennessy9010 7 ай бұрын

Bundee just poetry in motion 💕☘️🇮🇪

@fionngoc9344 7 ай бұрын

Slam poetry if you will

@riccardopiccaluga9103 7 ай бұрын

Fenomenale Bundee Aki

@clitering 7 ай бұрын

He’s now almost as important to Ireland as Sexton. The combo with Ringrose, who is also a class act, is probably the best in the world at the mo. They remind me of Smith and Nonu in 2015.

@ShredCo 7 ай бұрын

Maybe he is but just because he did a degree course in Ireland, he shouldn't be allowed to play for the Irish national team. It cheapens their success.

@clitering 7 ай бұрын

@@ShredCo I disagree. The team with the most foreign born players are the All Blacks and I don’t think their recruitment from the Pacifica community - I live in NZ - has ever cheapened their winning record. It is what it is. The Irish provincial teams are astute recruiters and Bundee Akee has really developed into the player he is while playing, for quite a number of years now, in Ireland. Blame the IRB, they make the rules. If Ireland are smart enough to find and nurture world class talent, more power to them and to the players.

@ShredCo 7 ай бұрын

@@clitering South sea Islanders playing together makes sense because they are the same people, regardless of nationality. Bundee could not be farther or further from being an Irish person.

@randomuruk7230 7 ай бұрын

@@ShredCo South sea Islanders playing with English/Irish/Scottish/Welsh people of descent.

@clitering 7 ай бұрын

@@ShredCo You try telling a Samoan, Tongan and Fijian that they are all basically the same. Same part of the world is about it. Each is very different and they are fiercely proud of the individual cultures. That’s why no one’s ever been able to get a Pacifica team up and running at international level. Wales, Scotland, Japan, France and England all have Pacific Islanders on their team - I think even Romania does. Is what it is and thems the rules.

@alistairmills7608 7 ай бұрын

100% Bundee Aki is a machine.

@FOOTBALLRS123 7 ай бұрын

What a player wow amazing just wow strong player

@claudioristagno6460 7 ай бұрын

I find all these comments about the origin of rugby players quite unfair to be honest. Every team has got foreign players or players with foreign parents, it's pointless to criticize them.

@barryholland8280 7 ай бұрын

Completely right, a lot of it is just latent racism.

@owenmccarthy6935 7 ай бұрын

Well said....but sad that it needs to be said. Thank you.

@jacobgrace3652 7 ай бұрын

Itoje, Smith the Vunipola brothers, it doesn't matter where your heritage lies, if you're playing for 'your' country who cares. I might even be part french (bloody hope not)

@matiasrisso5917 7 ай бұрын

Argentina has none and never did. We are the clear example that true growth in tier level is achieved by making your own players. In this WC neither does SA, Chile, Namibia nor Uruguay

@default5790 7 ай бұрын

@@jacobgrace3652😂😂😂 no one wants to be French 😂😂😂

@billythe_kid5999 7 ай бұрын

Absolute unit, Gun ball carrier

@timmurphy6958 7 ай бұрын

All the NZ fans claiming him as one of their own mustn't forgot he wasn't getting a look in over there and took a massive risk coming to Ireland - A great example of a guy completely buying into the culture of a place despite being born on the other side of the world - Awesome to see him get the recognition he deserves !

@chucktee8088 7 ай бұрын

He came there for money. Hard to get look when you have nonu in front of you. He was part of the super rugby champion chief team. Stop the lies 😂😂😂 4 more years 😂😂😂

@karlosdeevs 7 ай бұрын

@@chucktee8088tell urself that first🤣

@chucktee8088 7 ай бұрын

@karlosdeevs I'm telling you facts. Trying to say the Irish developed a player that was a super rugby champion. What are you smoking 😄 🤣 😂 ?? Who raised you?? 😄 🤣 😂 😆 stop lying

@sakonb 7 ай бұрын

Bundee Aki....great Irish name! He sounds like a kiwi, talks like a kiwi and all his family are in south auckland...nothing irish about him except for his residency cause hes been there for 3 years 😂😂😂

@Mr300millz 7 ай бұрын

My favourite players at this RWC are Ardie, Bundee and Eben

@zairetorero 7 ай бұрын

1st Centre 💪💪

@mata2nz 7 ай бұрын

Yes.

@tedoneil7464 7 ай бұрын

Big bad Bundee 😂

@No-jp5mu 7 ай бұрын

Bundee.....Bundee....Bundee Aki

@k.w.rsameerachathuranga52 7 ай бұрын

he is look like old mongolian warriar and samoa player..❤

@antonellaluque4532 7 ай бұрын

Always nice to have a kiwi

@karlosdeevs 7 ай бұрын

Always nice to have Monty Ioane in the side too😂

@julietmurphy8297 7 ай бұрын

100% player of the pool stage

@IrishTechnicalThinker 7 ай бұрын

Aki is our fighting Uruk Kai. Made under a mountain.

@marsof46 7 ай бұрын

No sabía que Auckand queda en Irlanda 😂😂😂

@karlosdeevs 7 ай бұрын

It isn’t, but he’s Galway now 10 years!🇮🇪

@joedennehy386 7 ай бұрын

No doubt. Playing the best rugby of his life, Auckland boy

@eoliver437 7 ай бұрын

Er, yes

@kevin982 7 ай бұрын

I don't disagree.

@toobar908 7 ай бұрын

The designated face of irish rugby...

@barryholland8280 7 ай бұрын

Yes, I agree, we’re lucky to have him, go Ireland! 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

@inganjikelana2561 7 ай бұрын

Damian McKenzie is the best player of this years group stages...🇿🇦

@mapdm 7 ай бұрын

Es fácil pudiendo usar jugadores que no son nacidos en el país que representan...

@barryholland8280 7 ай бұрын

It’s easier to use home grown players don’t you think?

@user-fw3le4xf3j 7 ай бұрын

Ireland never got to the Semi’s that won’t change😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@christianmccann9400 7 ай бұрын

Jesus you are some troll .. dont go deleting your messages AGAIN .. chat Saturday

@marsof46 7 ай бұрын

Francia, Irlanda, Inglaterra y Gales quedan en el camino. Campeón Sudáfrica ✌

@seamusdarcy5513 7 ай бұрын

How come he isnt playing for New Zealand? Aki was born in the Auckland suburb of Ōtāhuhu, to Hercules and Sautia Aki Can anybody play for any country now purely on the basis of residency status?

@karlosdeevs 7 ай бұрын

because they never rated him, well now they’re biting their tongue at having overlooked him😂

@chucktee8088 7 ай бұрын

@karlosdeevs no one is biting their tongue. He is in his early 30s. Wont even be at the next world cup. I will salt my fries with your tears 😂 😄 🤣

@karlosdeevs 7 ай бұрын

@@chucktee8088 you sure? could be on the next Lions tour, next WC before a gallant send off. It’s all there in the tank

@chucktee8088 7 ай бұрын

@karlosdeevs wishful thinking. Us islanders support Aki. We just don't agree with the lies being told of his skills being built in Ireland. If he makes it good on him, but without him, that backline doesn't scare anyone.

@danfinn3132 7 ай бұрын

NO COMMENT

@alfiedansie1361 7 ай бұрын

He'd walk on to that all blacks starting 15 today you'd be regarded to say other wise

@simonwilkins8597 7 ай бұрын

Probably the "player of the RWC"

@chucktee8088 7 ай бұрын

Doubt it 😄 🤣 😂

@EireOnly-B1014 7 ай бұрын

About as Irish as a chicken chow mein...

@lamelamelame3 7 ай бұрын

Bundee learned how to play rugby well in the NH -- and make a living wage doing it in front of fans who actually love the sport. Would have never happened for the lad in the SH in any of those regards -- good of him to abandon those ignorant shite-spewing bastids!

@Orca322 7 ай бұрын

Calm down lad 😂

@lamelamelame3 7 ай бұрын

@@Orca322 it's hard tryijg to educate the absolute thickos of the SH - you and your ilk. . No wonder you all suffer in your third world conditions and will be for years to come. And have overrated shite rugby teams too

@morris9337 7 ай бұрын

Chill…game of respect.

@ryanlawlor7862 7 ай бұрын

A bit harsh but hard to disagree

@skorpeonesting5029 7 ай бұрын

Do you mean North Harbour? Not sure he learnt rugby there? Although it was Auckland.

@sljones9103 7 ай бұрын

A brilliant kiwi🥝🥝

@schoolofpiracy 7 ай бұрын

Green on the inside

@sljones9103 7 ай бұрын

@@schoolofpiracy your out your out haha 😹😹😹😹

@sljones9103 7 ай бұрын

Out in the quarter finals again 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔

@schoolofpiracy 7 ай бұрын

The Kiwis played a brilliant game and deserved to win. Your comments on the other hand aren’t particularly gracious.

@DougieBarclay 7 ай бұрын

@@schoolofpiracylots of kids in these comments sections, I wouldn't tar us all with the same brush

@Sotanath86q 7 ай бұрын

Lazy video. It's like an AI threw together a bunch of clips with his name tagged in them

@HuwEvans. 7 ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing all our ‘Irish’ southern hemisphere brothers perform 😂

@shutupsiana 7 ай бұрын

Gibson Park, Aki and Lowe 🤣Tell Ireland if they need more let us know 😭

@PonchusMcMuffin 7 ай бұрын

@@shutupsiana Fun fact: Akira Ioane, Ethan de Groot, Rieko Ioane, Will Jordan, Dalton Papalii among others in the current All Blacks squad all born outside New Zealand

@PonchusMcMuffin 7 ай бұрын

Yep, it's great that rugby is a global sport and nearly all of the top rugby nations contain players from diverse national backgrounds

@Nicthestick 7 ай бұрын

@@PonchusMcMuffinWill Jordan was born in Christchurch New Zealand. Dalton Papalii and Rieko Ioane were born in Aukland… New Zealand

@HuwEvans. 7 ай бұрын

@@shutupsiana Could do with another winger......oh wait, Mack Hansen 😂

@warrenvanaswegen8565 7 ай бұрын

How , how many tries .Could be more overrated than DuPont 😂😂😂

@cameronjohns8639 7 ай бұрын

Why isn't he playing in the semifinals ? bahahahahahaha

@flyingface 7 ай бұрын

ireland's? don't you mean, new zealand's?

@fonz114 7 ай бұрын

Didn't want him apparently He's a brother in Green😂

@LittleBigMediaCo 7 ай бұрын

Not really Irish though, is he? One of the many southern hemisphere mercenaries strengthening the northern hemisphere teams.

@barryholland8280 7 ай бұрын

Yup, thanks!

@LittleBigMediaCo 7 ай бұрын

@@barryholland8280Yup, he's a mercenary. 2nd and 3rd best players in the team are too ... Only after that do you start finding any Irish players.

@barryholland8280 7 ай бұрын

Like I said, thanks. Enjoy the game tomorrow, we’re lucky to have rugby this time of year.

@LittleBigMediaCo 7 ай бұрын

@@barryholland8280 Thanks for what, pointing out the obvious? or the irony?

@jasonanthony5973 7 ай бұрын

Most teams in the world have foreign players. Bundi has been in Ireland 9 years, 9 years of Irish training camps and conditioning. Who feeds Bundi the ball? Every player on the field is just as important. Bundi is a great athlete and we are lucky to have him. What makes a team a great team isn’t just getting a few foreign players and throwing them in. He fits in, they all do. It’s almost like they are where they are supposed to be. James lowe said himself he was never an option for the AB. That’s why he looked abroad. They all work together so well and are a team. We are grateful , and we can only hope. Nervous but looking forward to the game.

@leroyhanara6128 7 ай бұрын

only if they had won the 2023 web ellis cup but sorry to say they got knocked out by the all blacks so no he is not the best centre may be for ireland but not the world nz south africa final

@frostysfreeway2320 7 ай бұрын

The testing regime at this World Cup is not fit for purpose. Bundee Aki was just a normal looking Player back in NZ, now he’s jacked like the rock. This is going to blow up one day like the Tour De France. Terrible example to young folk.

@schoolofpiracy 7 ай бұрын

Or he was really well nurtured at Connaught

@frostysfreeway2320 7 ай бұрын

@@schoolofpiracy Yes, that’s a great name for the “milkshakes” he’s on….”well nurtured”.

@adamsweed9955 7 ай бұрын

You think he's juicing ?

@frostysfreeway2320 7 ай бұрын

@@adamsweed9955 Does it rain in Ireland?

@alanrossiter6626 7 ай бұрын

@adamsweed9955 Absolute BS - and that is libellous also.

@ShredCo 7 ай бұрын

Just because you do a degree course in Ireland, you shouldn't be allowed to play for the Irish national team. It's silly, it cheapens their success.

@barryholland8280 7 ай бұрын

What are you on about? Educate yourself man.

@ShredCo 7 ай бұрын

@@barryholland8280 Maybe I should do a degree course in Australia, which would make me Australian apparently

@Paddy86725 7 ай бұрын

Best player of the group stage,how irish is that ffs,serial failures

@anthonymack2953 7 ай бұрын

there's a little surprise waiting for you lot

@jameswyatt4443 7 ай бұрын

So overrated. He bullied Romania and Tonga, all he did against the Springboks was make one good line break when Manie Libbok slipped, and did nothing against Scotland. Small game player.

@TheNealo 7 ай бұрын

Pathetic comment.

@RPGraid 7 ай бұрын

Sir are you okay

@Analytical2000 7 ай бұрын

Geez those grapes really are sour 😂😂😂

@jameswyatt4443 7 ай бұрын

@@RPGraid did I say anything that wasn’t true?

@jameswyatt4443 7 ай бұрын

@@Analytical2000 how am I wrong?

@snug1117 7 ай бұрын

Aki is unbelievable talented player best player of tournament thus far....I can see Ireland v SA final its gonna happen..new Zealand just cant handle Ireland in 1st 20mins...Ireland to win rather easy by 10

@laressalarkin8358 7 ай бұрын

Don't hold your breath LOL

@schoolofpiracy 7 ай бұрын

I want this to be true, but I think the level of certainy is optimistic

@Pukees01 7 ай бұрын

HOW ARE THOSE TEARS BOYYY. BYE BYE 😂😂😂😂

@marisaj7903 7 ай бұрын

JAJAJA WELL DONE

@Mr300millz 7 ай бұрын

Aged like milk