All Blacks set to blood Nathan Harris
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All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is talking up the prospect of an expected debutant on the Rugby Championship tour.
Dane Coles will miss the Springboks test in Johannesburg as he returns home for the birth of his first child, the second mid-season baby to be born after Conrad Smith missed the Bledisloe match in Sydney.
Hansen has already indicated it means Nathan Harris will get some game time in a position that the All Blacks are arguably thin on the ground in.
Hansen said "he is a perfect example of someone who has been slaving away in the background and deserves to get his shot.
"The All B…
Dane Coles will miss the Springboks test in Johannesburg as he returns home for the birth of his first child, the second mid-season baby to be born after Conrad Smith missed the Bledisloe match in Sydney.
Hansen has already indicated it means Nathan Harris will get some game time in a position that the All Blacks are arguably thin on the ground in.
Hansen said "he is a perfect example of someone who has been slaving away in the background and deserves to get his shot.
"The All B…
