August Pulu will suit up this Sunday for his first 15s run in over 14 months.
The 26‑year‑old Counties Manukau halfback has had to quickly 'park' his disappointment after the Rio Olympics to refocus on helping out the province he last played for in 2014. His last match for the Chiefs was in June 2015.
Since that season he has suffered two broken arms, shown real promise at sevens and then endured the heartache of seeing the All Blacks Sevens tumble out of medal contention on the biggest stage just a fortnight ago. Pulu was actually one of the better performers and cannot be tarred with the shock loss to Japan as he was not used.
