Rupert Guinness talks to All Black fly-half Aaron Cruden about his first Test start and battle with cancer in The Sydney Morning Herald.
"Aaron Cruden will cut a small figure in the All Blacks line-up as they run onto the field at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night to play the Wallabies.
"Cruden, 21, the replacement at five-eighth for the sidelined Dan Carter, weighs 82 kilograms and is 178 centimetres. But All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is quick to remind you: ''He is not the biggest guy in the world but he is a gutsy tackler and will get in and make tackles.''
"McCaw's comment underlines Cruden's courage to battle against the odds and his ability to take on bigger players with ball in hand. And, on the way to his first starting cap for the All Blacks, Cruden has already overcome a foe mightier than he will meet on any field."
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