Whether Dane Coles is named in the All Blacks squad today will be the big talking point. Photo / Getty
New Zealand Rugby had fans scratching their heads by posting a "possible" 33-man All Blacks squad on its website, hours before officially naming players for the British & Irish Lions test series.
A draft squad, was posted on allblacks.com yesterday, which didn't include incumbent hooker Dane Coles, arguably the world's
best in his position, who has been sidelined for almost three months with concussion symptoms.
With so much media and public interest focused on the Lions tour, the originally unattributed preview piece would have caused confusion in the frenzy that normally surrounds an All Blacks announcement.
The article was later corrected with a byline, with the piece penned by veteran rugby writer Lynn Mcconnell.
The Daily Mail had already picked up the story, using it to forecast Coles' omission, with back-up Codie Taylor taking his starting spot and Nathan Harris as back-up.
