WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Loose forward Brad Shields looks set to be included in England's squad for the June tour of South Africa after an "extremely disappointed" New Zealand Rugby reluctantly granted his release on Thursday.
The former New Zealand under-20 representative turned down a place in the All Blacks training squad last year, preferring to target England honours after joining Wasps at the end of his current Super Rugby campaign with the Wellington Hurricanes.
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