Coles to start for first time since 2017, Barrett out for Canes


  • Rugby
  • Thursday, 21 Feb 2019

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Italy v New Zealand - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - November 24, 2018 New Zealand's Dane Coles in action with Italy's Tito Tebaldi and Marco Fuser REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - All Blacks hooker Dane Coles will make his first Super Rugby start since 2017 after he was named in the Wellington Hurricanes side to face the Canterbury Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday.

The 32-year-old did not appear for the Hurricanes last year after suffering a serious knee injury in the All Blacks' test against France on their 2017 end-of-year tour.

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