CSB - Ben Biggelaar - NZ Under 85

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has confirmed the inaugural Under 85kg national team will tour Sri Lanka in May next year.

After receiving an invitation earlier this year, the New Zealand side will play two fixtures against the Sri Lankan men's team, known as the Tuskers.

While Sri Lanka might not spring to mind as a rugby nation, it does have a connection to an All Black great. Sir Colin Meads played his first match in a black jersey in Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, for the NZ Colts side in 1955.