When Christian was younger he use to train with my nephew. Christian had blistering speed over a short distance. His ability to reach top speed was very quick, which is why he was so difficult to stop.
He was very good at 100m and 200m but not so good at 400m. My nephew couldn’t match him at 100m but was able to beat him at 400m.
In rugby you don’t need that longer distance pace. 0-60 is where it counts and he was brilliant at that, especially has he could change direction at ease.
Very sad he left