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HARRIES HOPING FOR WORLD CUP CHALLENGE

Dragons squad wing Will Harries is hoping to secure a New Zealand double – by returning to the home of the All Blacks with Warren Gatland’s squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Dragons squad wing Will Harries is hoping to secure a New Zealand double – by returning to the home of the All Blacks with Warren Gatland’s squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Harries is savouring his first international squad tour experience and plans to focus hard on his rugby to try to get selected again.

The Dragons wing said: “Everyone wants to play in a Rugby World Cup and I am no different so I really want to make my mark now in order to be considered for selection next season.

“Right now for me it’s all about enjoying this great experience and making sure I concentrate on the preparation. Training has already been pretty intensive here in New Zealand and in the sessions before we flew out.

“The All Blacks are one of the best rugby teams in the world but we are focused on sticking to our game plan. I am really happy to be part of the squad and all the more senior players have been very welcoming.

“I am very grateful to everyone at the Dragons for helping me achieve this goal and get into the squad. The Dragons have been playing well and that’s been good for me because as a winger I have been getting plenty of ball.

“The forwards have been going really well so I have been benefitting from the good possession the Dragons backs have been getting.”

Harries was speaking as the squad left Auckland to move to Wellington where they will be based for their first game in next year’s Rugby World Cup. Later in the week the squad will move to the South Island and Dunedin to play the All Blacks next Saturday.

Harries added: “It would be fantastic to be capped but I know I just have to train really hard and see what happens. I benefitted from Shane Williams’ unavailability through injury but there are still other very good Welsh wings on this tour.

“Although training has already been intensive I know that this week it will be really full on as we get closer to the Test.”
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