England rookie Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has the X-factor skillset to 'shock' New Zealand, claims Henry Slade ahead of two-Test series against All Blacks England will face New-Zealand in a two-Test series in Dunedin and Auckland Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is preparing to face All Blacks after breakthrough season Henry Slade says the 21-year-old Exeter wing is a 'freakishly-gifted athlete' By Chris Foy Published: 12:48 EDT, 30 June 2024 | Updated: 13:20 EDT, 30 June 2024 e-mail View comments Electric England rookie Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has the X-factor credentials to stun the All Blacks over the next two weekends – according to the team-mate he calls 'Grandpa'. The 21-year-old Exeter wing is preparing to face New Zealand after a breakthrough season when he went from being a medical student waiting for his chance in senior rugby to making such an impact for his club that it left two countries vying to pick him. He'd grown up in Wales, but England made a compelling approach and he pledged allegiance to them, due to family, employment and university links to the east of the Severn Bridge.
Feyi-Waboso has not looked back, since that mid-winter period of speculation, when he became the most wanted man in British rugby. Steve Borthwick not only picked him, but ensured that England unleashed him, to devastating effect. A Test debut in Rome was followed by a first international try against Scotland at Murrayfield, then a starring role in the stunning Red Rose victory over Six Nations title fav.
