Blue-blood Milner-Skudder answers New Zealand’s call for Sydney showdown
Nehe Milner-Skudder will on Saturday become the ninth new All Black in four games after being included in mass changes in the backs for this weekend’s Rugby Championship decider against Australia.
Nehe Milner-Skudder will on Saturday become the ninth new All Black in four games after being included in mass changes in the backs for this weekend’s Rugby Championship decider against Australia.
New Zealand and Australia go into the final-round clash as the only unbeaten sides in the tournament which also includes South Africa and Argentina.
The Bledisloe Cup, contested between the trans-Tasman rivals, is at stake as well.
Milner-Skudder, with All Blacks pedigree flowing through his veins, will start on the right wing as coach Steve Hansen continues to experiment with combinations before settling on his World Cup squad.
We will have to take a step up from our Ellis Park performance. This means we will need to bring physicality, intensity and accuracy to the occasion
Only scrum-half Aaron Smith and centre Conrad Smith survive from the back line that started in the 27-20 win over South Africa in the All Blacks’ last outing at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
Hansen has made two further changes in the forwards and two on the bench in the team announced on Thursday.
