‘Bolter’ Bundee Aki treads a fine line as he targets Lions jersey

Bundee Aki: Eager for action with the Lions. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Bundee Aki may have been dubbed a ‘bolter’ in Warren Gatland’s British and Irish Lions squad but it’s not hard to discern why the Kiwi coach felt his fellow New Zealander had something to offer when they hit South Africa in the coming weeks.

Aki is a calm almost timid presence in front of a microphone and yet a force of nature in a dressing room. The type of personality who can illuminate and ignite a squad long before he crosses that white line.