HADLEIGH Parkes will be following a well-trodden path when he makes his bow for Wales against South Africa on December 2 – a path that stretches for 12,000 miles to various parts of New Zealand.
So many Kiwis have ended up being capped by the four home countries that it’s difficult to keep track of them all. Since Mark van Gisbergen made the briefest of appearances as their fullback, England have picked Riki Flutey, Shontayne Hape, Lesley Vainikolo, Ben Te’o and now Denny Solomona.
And those are just the backs. Edinburgh standoff Phil Burleigh is in the Scotland squad, pri...
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