Nehe Milner-Skudder

International career Of Ngāti Porou and Tapuika descent, Milner-Skudder was called up to the Māori All Blacks squad for their 2014 end-of-year tour of Japan. He was selected for the All Blacks in 2015. He scored two tries for the All Blacks in his first Test against Australia in Sydney on 8 August 2015; Milner-Skudder was, along with Sonny Bill Williams, one of two former Bulldogs in the All Blacks team. He later roomed with Williams in Britain after being selected to play at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Milner-Skudder went on to win the 2015 Rugby World Cup with New Zealand, scoring the first try in the 34-17 final win over Australia and being named by the Guardian as one of the players of the tournament.

In May 2016, Milner-Skudder did not make the All Blacks squad for the three test series against Wales due to injury. Milner-Skudder, Charlie Ngatai, James Broadhurst and Sonny Bill Williams were all not considered for selection due to injury for the rest of the entire year. Milner-Skudder returned to Super Rugby in 2017 but had an ankle injury in round three. The injury meant missing out on selection for the All Blacks against the British and Irish Lions, but Milner-Skudder was selected for the Maori All Blacks instead. However, Milner-Skudder was selected for the 2017 Rugby Championship. He played his first test in nearly two years against Argentina in New Plymouth, where he scored a try in the All Blacks 39-22 win.

That same year, Milner-Skudder was awarded Man of the Match for his performance in the first test against South Africa which included two tries. In the second test against South Africa, Milner-Skudder left the field at half time with another serious shoulder injury, ruling him out of rugby for at least 6 months.

Against Japan on 3 November 2018 Milner-Skudder led the Ka Mate version of Haka before the match for his first and only time.

International tries Try Opponent Location Venue Competition Date Result 1, 2 Sydney ANZ Stadium 2015 Rugby Championship Lost 27–19 3, 4 London, England Olympic Stadium 2015 Rugby World Cup Won 58–14 5, 6 Newcastle, England St. James' Park 2015 Rugby World Cup Won 47–97 Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2015 Rugby World Cup Won 62–13 8 London, England Twickenham 2015 Rugby World Cup Won 34–17 9 New Plymouth, New Zealand Yarrow Stadium 2017 Rugby Championship Won 39–22 10, 11 Albany, New Zealand QBE Stadium 2017 Rugby Championship Won 57–0 12 Nelson, New Zealand Trafalgar Park 2018 Rugby Championship Won 46–24