The 33-year-old Ireland centre will win his 50th Ireland cap this weekend in Paris.
Murray Kinsella Reports from Paris IT HAS BEEN obvious watching Bundee Aki in recent weeks that he’s in the best physical condition he’s been in for a long time. The Ireland centre is in red-hot form coming into Saturday’s clash with the Springboks. He’s always been explosive but these days, he looks even quicker and more dynamic than before.
“I’ve always backed myself as in being quick but I have to prove to these boys that I’m quicker than them every now and again, which I’m not,” joked 33-year-old Aki today.There’s not much fortune about Aki’s fine form. It takes lots of hard work. He feels great physically, having been too lean at the last World Cup in 2019.This time around, he feels he’s in a much better place with his conditioning and body composition. His head coach, Andy Farrell, is happy too.
“For myself and my family, it’s a huge honour to be able to pull on the jersey 50 times. Every time you pull on that jersey, you try to play as best you can and put your best foot forward.” Ireland’s strength is their collective approach and how connected they are on both sides of the ball, with Aki pointing out how that makes his life easier.
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