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# Face of the day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1514/
- Published: 2026-06-23T18:30:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-23T18:30:42.000Z
- Description: Rennie said Savea, who he has just finished coaching at Kobe in Japan, isn’t the most loquacious player in the All Blacks, but he’s a natural leader.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day, Sport

> Ardie Savea never campaigned to be All Blacks captain. In fact, it was his reticence that convinced coach Dave Rennie he’d made the right choice.  
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> Savea, 32, was confirmed as the new All Blacks skipper on Monday at [Rennie’s first squad naming](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/614769/all-blacks-squad-four-uncapped-players-in-dave-rennie-s-first-squad-ardie-savea-named-captain?ref=goodoil.news), replacing Scott Barrett, who will no longer be captain, even when he returns from injury.  
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> Rennie said Savea, who he has just finished coaching at Kobe in Japan, isn’t the most loquacious player in the All Blacks, but he’s a natural leader.  
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> “He’s such a good man. He deeply cares, very experienced, highly respected,” Rennie said.  
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> “He’s not a massive talker, so he’ll lead through his actions. Certainly our recent time in Kobe, we made him captain for one game and he played through the roof.  
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> “He’ll do a good job leading the guys, and he’ll lead through his actions.”  
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> RNZ

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