Karl Tu'inukuafe's Hollywood tale has been given another chapter after the All Blacks prop was revealed as a finalist for the Breakthrough Player of the Year at this year's World Rugby Awards.

Tu'inukuafe could become the third All Black to win the award in four years, following in the footsteps of Nehe Milner‑Skudder in 2015 and Rieko Ioane in 2017.

But the 25‑year‑old is up against some stiff competition with South Africa's Aphiwe Dyantyi and Ireland's Jordan Larmour named as the other two nominees.

Tu'inukuafe has also been named in the All Blacks' end‑of‑year tour squad and will come off the bench in tonight's Bledisloe Cup match against the Wallabies in Yokohama, Japan at 6pm.

[Source: TVNZ]

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