fɔːɹ mˈoʊst əv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ðɪ ˈɔːl blˈæks pɹˈɛfɹəns wʌz fɔːɹ wˈɔltɚ lˈɪɾəl æz bˈʌnsᵻz pˈɑːɹtnɚ ænd ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli ɐn ˈɪndʒɚɹi tə lˈɪɾəl ðæt ɡˈeɪv ɪɹˈiːmiə hɪz fˈɜːst ɛkstˈɛnsɪv ɹˈʌn æz ɐ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ tˈɛst sᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
For most of 1995 and 1996 the All Blacks' preference was for Walter Little as Bunce's partner and it was only an injury to Little that gave Ieremia his first extensive run as a regular test selection in 1997.