Breakout Blues star, Hoskins Sotutu who has links to Fiji says his focus is on playing well in the Super Rugby and he will make decisions about his international future as they come.
According to TVNZ, Sotutu did, though, say that as a Kiwi-born and raised product, playing for the All Blacks would be like playing for the Blues, playing for a team he cares about.
Sotutu says he was simply stunned that he was even being talked about as a potential All Black.
He says this is his first year really in the mix, so getting those comments is quite surreal.
Sotutu says he is just trying to play well for the Blues and as long as he keeps playing well for the Blues, things will come for him.
The 21-year-old No 8 has been a standout performer in Super Rugby this year.
Sotutu is not only eligible for the All Blacks but also Fiji through his dad, former Blues and Auckland utility Waisake, and England through his mother.
The best hint yet about where Sotutu’s allegiance came on Monday when his contract extension with the Blues was announced, keeping him in New Zealand until at least the end of the 2022 Super season.
In the Super Rugby Aotearoa, the Blues will face the Crusaders at 7.05pm this Saturday while the Hurricanes will face the Highlanders at 3.35pm Sunday.
[Source: TVNZ]
