By NEALE HARVEY
NEWS EXTRA
BRISTOL supremo Pat Lam insists no amount of persuasion from New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen will tempt star back rower Steven Luatua to quit the club and head home in order to fight for an All Blacks place.
Hansen was effusive in his praise of Luatua following the player’s barnstorming display for the Barbarians against New Zealand last weekend, regretting Luatua’s loss and expressing a desire to see him back in the mix.
However, defiant Lam said: “Steven isn’t going anywhere, certainly for the next two seasons. He’s contracted t...
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