And it was only a month later that he discovered he was a good chance of at least putting forward his case. It took a great deal of perseverance and hard work but it has paid off. But, rather than have surgery, which would have ruled out any chance of selection for Rio, the 26-year-old Dickson elected to try to let the injury recover naturally. Hopefully I get through Rio and get back to Christchurch and see my surgeon and we have the question of 'what do we do now'?" "He's also really abrasive and very good in contact - through the back of rucks, post-tackle," Tietjens said.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 03, 2016 16:52 UTC