Third time lucky for All Blacks’ unlikely hero Matt Todd | Matt McIlraith

Flanker will finally go to a Rugby World Cup where he will bring many qualities that can be so crucial at major tournamentsAll Blacks flanker Matt Todd is no stranger to the feeling of deja vu. Indeed, he could have been forgiven for fearing he would experience the same thing three times, before finally being named this week in a New Zealand Rugby World Cup squad.While the romance of players hearing their names read out live at announcements, as opposed to being tipped off earlier, is largely for public consumption in the modern era, Todd would have been understandably relieved when told he ha…