WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Sonny Bill Williams has enough credit in the bank to only need to prove his fitness to put himself into contention for his third Rugby World Cup later this year, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has said. The 33-year-old Auckland Blues back, a member of the World Cup winning squads in 2011 and 2015, suffered a knee injury in late March and had arthroscopic surgery. He's played 51 tests. "Of course he does because he's played 50 test matches." World Cup winner Ma'a Nonu, who last played for the All Blacks in the 2015 Rugby World Cup final victory over Australia, is also a dark horse selection after some strong performances for the Blues since he returned home from France.

Source: The Star May 20, 2019 05:03 UTC