New Zealand All Blacks' Andy Ellis speaks during a news conference in Auckland October 18, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Scrumhalf Andy Ellis is "definitely likely" to play for the All Blacks against Samoa next month after almost four years out of the national squad, coach Steve Hansen said on Wednesday.
The 31-year-old was named on Sunday as cover for Hansen's extended 41-man squad as all three of his selected halfbacks, Aaron Smith, TJ Perenara and Tawera Kerr-Barlow, are unlikely to be available for the July 8 match in Apia.
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