Hansen predicts more running rugby in Tri Nations clash

ASSISTANT coach Steve Hansen has predicted more running rugby when New Zealand face off against South Africa in the Tri Nations tomorrow.

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers made seven changes to his starting side this week, including four in the back-line with a fifth coming in the form of a positional switch where Gio Aplon is picked at full-back instead of the wing. JP Pietersen, Jean de Villiers, Juan de Jongh and Francois Hougaard have also been named in a move that is intended to quicken the pace of the back-line.

And Hansen, the former Wales coach, is expecting exactly that.