Jamison Gibson-Park: 'I couldn’t kick snow off a rope when I arrived in Ireland'

It’s fair to say that the rugby played in New Zealand is very different to what we digest in Europe.

KICKING PROGRESS: Jamison Gibson-Park box kicking has improved since his arrival to Ireland. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

If it’s been said once then it’s been said a thousand times. What would Jamison Gibson-Park, James Lowe and Bundee Aki have achieved in, and with, their native countries had they never made the move to the other side of the world?

It’s a wistful thought from a Kiwi perspective but then there was more than enough time and opportunity for New Zealand rugby to mould that trio into players that could have shone at Super Rugby and at Test levels.