'A huge honour' - Aki shocked by captaincy call
While Bundee Aki has always been a hugely popular figure among his team-mates at Connacht and Ireland, captaincy is a departure from the norm for him.
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While Bundee Aki has always been a hugely popular figure among his team-mates at Connacht and Ireland, captaincy is a departure from the norm for him.
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