Aaron Smith. Smith, then, will be able to train and mix with his teammates again without the glare of the media spotlight, which has been intense since the news broke. The All Blacks already tightly control the media's access to the team, and will feel they can comfortably shield Smith from further scrutiny. That's not his style, and regardless Smith has many years of international rugby ahead of him. An assimilation back into the match-day squad via the All Blacks tour of Chicago, Rome, Dublin and Paris is seen as the most likely option for Smith.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 17, 2016 00:00 UTC