Graham Henry

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He's got pretty strong opinions on players and so on, so conversations we've had have been brilliant.

Him coming in, someone from outside the group watching, we thought it's a really good fit, so really excited.

Richie hasn't committed for a couple of years.

He's not available to come to Africa and he'll play MPC.

I guess my thinking would have been, we wouldn't have used them in July.

We've got good depth here, we've got guys who are currently playing, but the thinking would have been Richie would be in the group, getting his head around how we're going to play the game and the detail within that.

Include him in the squad to Africa and probably play him against the Stormers first game and

Let them earn the right to fight for a test spot.

I think we're blessed in that position.

So, yeah, and I'm really excited, you know, watching over the next few weeks as the intensity grows around, you know, how certain guys are performing.

But, yeah, it's definitely a position of strength.

We're a couple of injuries away from being exposed in certain spots and you've got a handful of props injured at the moment and

But we're constantly looking at, from a selection point of view, at a group of 34 that we'll initially name.

And so if we can name that group, we'll be very strong in all spots.

There's a lot to refine there in his game as a seven, but his ability to play out on the edge as a winger or seven gives you...

genuine versatility in your squad.

You know, you pick a 6-2 split, you've got someone who can generally play at test level out wide.