WELLINGTON: Steve Hansen will not be wrapping his players in cotton wool ahead of the Rugby World Cup with the All Blacks coach confirming he will give his core group a run against Tonga in their final match ahead of the global showpiece.
"We'd like probably most of the frontliners to get some form of game-time in the Tonga game, otherwise it's too big a break before we play South Africa," Hansen said in comments published by Stuff Media on Tuesday . One player likely to be under scrutiny is winger Rieko Ioane, who was dropped for Saturday's match against the Wallabies after being a virtual first choice since 2017.Ioane will play for Auckland against Bay of Plenty on Saturday and while he is unlikely to miss out on the World Cup squad his starting place is under pressure.
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