PremiumAnalysisAnalysis byGregor PaulRugby analyst·NZ Herald·14 Aug, 2026 03:01 AM5 mins to readRugby analyst and feature writer‌Bulls v All Blacks, 5am SundayGregor Paul in JohannesburgThe first coming was sensational, the second was never quite convincing, and now the imminent third coming of Rieko Ioane is somewhat surprising.

Ioane, 29, appeared to have drifted out of the international picture after the

, never quite able to deliver as a centre under Scott Robertson and then finding life equally tough when he was shifted to the wing.