Lienert-Brown was drafted into the All Blacks' Rugby Championship squad after Sonny Bill Williams' achilles tendon injury in Rio. "There's not so much pressure when you're playing Counties and Northland versus playing Australia," Hansen said. Lienert-Brown, who broke into the Chiefs' starting XV in this season's Super Rugby, could barely believe he was standing alongside some of the world's best players. "It was a dream come true," Lienert-Brown said after the match. The 21-year-old played at centre in his side's 40-minute friendly win over Counties Manukau after his teammates had earlier crushed Northland 73-0.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 12, 2016 11:15 UTC