@rotated said in ABs that arrived ‘fully formed’:
@l_n_p said in ABs that arrived ‘fully formed’:
They were dubbed the Baby Blacks for a reason.
1995 is more amazing given most of the incumbents were still available for selection.
Kronfeld, Mehrtens and Osbourne had a solitary test against Canada prior to the tournament and were the starting 7, 10 and 15.
The Baby Blacks was the 1986 side, which had a massive number of noobs due to the Cavaliers being stood down. Only four even had test experience -- and one of those was Arthur Stone.
While 1994 Lomu looked a bit out of sorts, it was pretty obvious right from the start that he was always going to be special. It was only three games into his AB career and he was the pretty close to the best player in the world. (
Christian Cullen only arrives fully formed if you don't count Sevens first.
