New Zealand has rejigged its backline for its Pacific Championships opener against Samoa on Saturday, switching around Joseph Manu and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad.
Manu was New Zealand’s go-to fullback for last year’s Rugby League World Cup and Nicoll-Klokstad played primarily in the centres, but coach Michael Maguire has made a switch for Saturday’s clash at Eden Park in Auckland.
Manu has been moved from fullback despite running for a world-record 401 metres in New Zealand’s mid-season Test against Tonga last year, which the Kiwis won 26-6.
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The Roosters gun was also dominant in last year’s World Cup, topping the tournament in tackle breaks and runs, racking up the second-highest number of run metres and chalking up the third-highest number of post-contact metres as the Kiwis reached the…
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