U85kg off to Sri Lanka

The New Zealand under-85kg side will head back to Sri Lanka for a two-game tour later this year.

The team, which toured Sri Lanka last year, will play Sri Lanka in Colombo on April 25 and in Kandy on May 3.

Ben Sinnamon, who also coached the Auckland Storm in the Farah Palmer Cup, remains as head coach, while former All Blacks prop John Afoa and Counties-Manukau stalwart Scott Hooper join the coaching group — Allied Media