I WAS fortunate enough to play with Taulupe Faletau at the tail end of my career and I saw at first hand what a superb player he is.
He was the first name down on Warren Gatland’s team sheet at the peak of his powers and he won’t be far off that with Wayne Pivac after the Six Nations he had.
No wonder he picked up the man-of-the-match award after the big win over England and it was little surprise to see him listed for the Player of the Tournament award as well. Now he is everyone’s first choice for the No.8 spot in the British & Irish Lions Test team again.
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