Rugby-Jordan returns for All Blacks in Rugby Championship opener


WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand coach Ian Foster has rejigged his backline to bring Will Jordan in on the right wing in the only personnel change to his starting line-up for Saturday's Rugby Championship opener against Australia at Eden Park.

The return of the prolific try-scorer, who sat out last week's 33-25 Bledisloe Cup win over the Wallabies because of a hamstring strain, means a switch to the left wing for Sevu Reece and a return to the centres for Rieko Ioane.

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