Recalled All Blacks winger Caleb Clarke didn't expect to be in the vanguard of New Zealand's quest for redemption when they battle the Springboks in Nelspruit on Saturday.
Recalled All Blacks winger Caleb Clarke didn’t expect to be in the vanguard of New Zealand’s quest for redemption when they battle the Springboks in Nelspruit on Saturday.
“My initial thoughts were that I’d come off the bench because it’s been so long since I’ve played [and] close to three months since I last played a professional game,” the 23-year-old said. “There’s two teams that I’ve always wanted to play [against] – England and South Africa,” said Clarke, who will play his first Test in two years as part of a new-look All Blacks match-day 23 for the first Rugby Championship Test of 2022.
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