If it wasn’t for mum’s chicken soup, Jack Goodhue might not have been given the starting nod at centre for the All Blacks’ test against England at Twickenham on Sunday (NZ time). Goodhue’s spot in the All Blacks’ squad was in jeopardy as he was forced to miss the Japan leg of New Zealand’s northern tour due to glandular fever. Dan Carter’s warning to England Sonny Bill Williams, Jack Goodhue get midfield nod Kiwi Brad Shields named to start against New Zealand It started when he was ruled out of the Springboks test in Pretoria with illness and hasn’t played since the Boks test in Wellington. But he is fully fit and will start in the midfield alongside Sonny Bill Williams in what will be the 23-year-old’s biggest test to date. Goodhue feared he would miss the entire tour, but a trip back home to the mighty north helped him recover in time for the trip to Europe. “Anyone who knows a bit about glandular fever knows it can last a while,” he said. “I was being told some horror stories that I could be out for six months or something. “I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I have been up home to the Northland and Kawakawa and mum got me on the chicken soup, and I bounced back pretty quick. “So I’m feeling one hundred percent now and ready to play.” Goodhue had blood tests to confirm he recovered from the fever and he flew directly to London… [Read full story]
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