'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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‘Huge privilege’ – Bundee Aki proud to captain Ireland against Maori All Blacks
Bundee Aki says it will be a “huge privilege” to captain Ireland against the Maori All Blacks after initially suspecting head coach Andy Farrell was joking about giving him the responsibility.
Inexperienced Ireland side face ‘biggest game of lives’ against Maori All Blacks
Andy Farrell says his experimental Ireland side face the “biggest game of their lives” after selecting five uncapped players to take on the Maori All Blacks.
Ireland relishing the pressure v Maoris - Farrell
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says tomorrow's first tour game against the Maori All Blacks will be the biggest game some of his squad have every played, having named five uncapped players for the clash in Hamilton.
Tour over for injured Henderson as Aki named captain for Maori clash
Iain Henderson has been ruled out of Ireland's tour of New Zealand due to a knee injury, with the Ulster captain now set to return home.
Ireland fired up by New Zealand taunts
New Zealand's attempts to rattle Ireland before the first Test may backfire, with the tourists' coach Andy Farrell saying his side have been made stronger by "backhanded compliments".
Five big questions for Ireland's tour of New Zealand
Irish rugby's biggest ever tour, both literally and figuratively.
Bernard Jackman 'fascinated' to see if Jordan Larmour makes Ireland Test side
Bernard Jackman believes Jordan Larmour is the player who potentially has the most to gain on Ireland's tour of New Zealand this summer.