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Len Ikitau re-signs with Brumbies through until 2025
Rugby Australia have announced the re-signing of rising Brumbies and Wallabies star Len Ikitau, who has confirmed his commitment to the Australian side through until 2025.
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Ikitau, who is Wallaby number 944, marked his Wallabies debut in the 2021 series against France in Australia. Since then, the 24-year-old has represented Australia 26 times, missing only one match and starting on all but two occasions.
Ikitau joined the ACT Brumbies pathways program in 2016, after graduating from Brisbane Boys College. Later, he proved himself in John I Dent Cup for Tuggeranong Vikings, followed by the National Rugby Championship, where he made a difference for the Canberra side.
In 2021, under the guidance of Dan McKellar, he secured the outside centre position in the team, two years after making his Super Rugby debut in 2019. Ikitau quickly earned the reputation of being a hard-hitting defender, having quick feet and a knack for finishing tries.
Ikitau celebrated his re-signing with the Wallabies and Safeguard Global ACT Brumbies, coinciding with the birth of his first child Lennox, with his partner Sammie.
The World Cup hopeful expressed his gratitude and reaffirmed his heartfelt commitment to the Brumbies.
“I’m grateful to be able to continue playing my Rugby here in Australia,” He said.
“The Brumbies gave me an opportunity out of school when nobody else did and there’s nowhere I’d rather be at this point in my career.
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“There’s a lot to look forward to over the next couple of years with the Wallabies and I’m focused on continuing to play my best so I can continue to earn those opportunities.”
Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones said: “Len has the potential to become a high-class Test centre and to have him re-sign with Australian Rugby is outstanding.”
“He’s been in great form for the Brumbies and we’ll continue to watch him closely throughout the Super Rugby season.”
Safeguard Global ACT Brumbies head coach, Stephen Larkham said: “Retaining Len was always going to be really important for us as a club and we’re really happy he’ll be staying with us for at least another couple of years.”
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“Traditionally a lot of players move on after a World Cup so for us to have already secured the likes of Allan, Bobby, Frosty, the Lonergans and now Len is really pleasing and it says a lot about how those boys feel about our environment here at the Brumbies.”
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Bar the injuries, it’s pretty much their top team …
2 Go to commentsDon’t disagree with much of this but it appears you forgot Rodda and Beale, who started at the Force on the weekend.
9 Go to commentsExcept for the injured Zach Gallagher this would be Saders best forward pack for the season. Blackadder needs to stay at 7, for all of Christies tackling he is not dominant and offers very little else. McNicholfullback is maybe a good option, Fihaki not really upto it, there was a reason Burke played there last year. Maybe Havilli to 2nd five McLeod to wing. Need a strong winger on 1 side to compliment Reece
1 Go to commentsTo me TJ is clearly the best 9 in the competition right now but he's also a proven player off the bench, there's few playmaking players who can come off the bench as calm and settled as he is, Beauden can, TJ can and I doubt any of the scrumhalves in contention can, if they want to experiment with new 9s I want him on the bench ready to step in if they crumble under the pressure. The Boks put their best front row on the bench, I'd like to see us take a similar approach, the Hurricanes have been doing similar things with players like Kirifi.
35 Go to commentsROG has better chance to win a WC if he starts training and make himself eligible as a player. He won’t make the Ireland squad but I reckon he may get close with Namibia (needs to improve his Afrikaans) or Portugal. Both sides had 1000:1 odds to win the RWC in 2023 which is an improvement on ROG’s odds of winning a RWC as a coach. Unlike Top 14 teams, national teams can’t go shopping and buy the best players - you work with the available talent pool and turn them into world beaters.
2 Go to commentsthat backline nope that backline is terrible why would you have sevu Reece when he’s not even top 5 wingers in the comp why have Blackadder when there’s better players no Scott barret isn’t an automatic the guy is more of a liability than anything why have him there when you have samipeni who’s far far better
35 Go to commentsAh, good to find you Nick. Agree with everything about Cale. So much to like about his game
49 Go to commentsNot too bad. Questions at 6, lock and HB for me. The ABs will be a lot stronger once Jordan and Roigard return. Also, work needs to be made to secure Frizzell back for next season and maybe also Mo’unga; they’re just wasting time playing in japan
35 Go to commentsOn the title, i wonder for many of those people it is a case something like a belief in working smarter, not harder?
1 Go to commentsForget Sotutu. One of those whose top level is Super Rugby. Id take a punt on Wallace Sititi Finau ahead of Glass body Blackadder.
35 Go to commentsI’m a pensioner so I've been around a bit. My opinion of SBW is he is an elite athlete and a great New Zealander and roll model. He has been to the top and knows what he's talking about. To all the negative comments regarding SBW the typical New Zealand way, cut that tall poppy down.
17 Go to commentsI'm not listening to a guy moralise over others when this is the guy who walked out mid season on Canterbury RLFC when he had a contract with them, what a hypocrite. All the Kiwis sticking up for this unprincipled individual because they can't accept justified criticism, he has zero credibility or integrity. Those praising him are a joke.
17 Go to commentsI’d put Finau at 6 instead of Blackadder but that’s the only change I’d make. Can’t wait to see who Razor picks.
35 Go to commentsTamati Williams, Codie Taylor, and Same Cane? Not sure about Hoskins Sotutu at test level. Wasn’t that impressive last season. Need a balance between experience and talent/youth.
35 Go to commentsInteresting insight. Fantastic athlete, and a genuine human being.
17 Go to commentsThey played at night in Suva last weekend and it’s an afternoon game forecast for 19 degrees in Canberra this weekend. Heat change is a non issue.
2 Go to commentsWishing Rosie a speedy recovery
1 Go to commentsObscene that SA haven’t been knocking
1 Go to commentsChances of Blackadder being injured seem too high to give him serious consideration. ABs loosie combination finally looked good with 2 committed to tackling and clearing rucks in the centre and Ardie roaming. Hoskins/Ardie together would force one of them into where they don’t excel and don’t get to use their talent, or require a change in tactics. If we continue to evolve last years systems I would take Papali’i and Finau at 6 and 7 (conceding that Blackadder will be injured) and Ardie at 8.
35 Go to commentsArdie’s preferred position 7? Where do they get these writers from? I've no idea where he's playing in Japan, but the previous two seasons he wore the 7 jersey exactly twice.
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