Some star All Blacks players face a crossroads when New Zealand plays the United States in Chicago on Saturday in a rare rugby meeting on American soil.Flyhalf Daniel Carter, the leading scorer in international rugby, has been included on the bench for the match that begins the World Cup champion All Blacks’ five-match northern hemisphere tour. If he takes the field, it will be for the first time in a year for New Zealand after he took a break from rugby and then broke his leg.Captain Richie McCaw, another long-term fixture of the All Blacks team, is being rested for the match, leaving Kieran Read to lead the squad. There are a series of other changes across the field since the All Blacks’ last-minute 29-28 win over Australia two weeks ago, including a return for Sonny Bill Williams.”This is going to be an exciting occasion for the team, playing the USA in front of a record crowd here in Chicago,” New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen said. ”It’s another chance for those selected to pull on the jersey and play well. On this northern tour we want to give all players in the squad the opportunity to grow their game… Read full this story
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