Chris Harris: Scotland to ‘throw kitchen sink’ at bid for first New Zealand win
Scotland will tackle the All Blacks on Sunday.
Chris Harris is relishing his first crack at New Zealand and has vowed that Scotland will “throw the kitchen sink at it” as they bid to make history on Sunday.
The 31-year-old Gloucester centre missed out on the last meeting with the All Blacks, which took place at Murrayfield the week after he made his debut for the national team against Samoa in November 2017.
Harris – who is from Cumbria but qualifies for Scotland through his Edinburgh-born grandmother – would love for his maiden outing against the most storied team in the sport to coincide with his team’s first-ever victory in the fixture.
“But since getting involved with Scotland, this is the one fixture I’ve wanted to play in. It obviously doesn’t happen very often and I missed out on it when we were due to play them on our summer tour and it got cancelled due to Covid. I’m really excited to play against the All Blacks.
“It’s a Test everyone’s looking forward to. We’ll throw the kitchen sink at it, give it a good crack and see where we are.
“It would be insane if we could win. It would be a historic win. That is the opportunity for us. We’re looking forward to getting out there.”
Scotland laboured to an unconvincing 28-12 win over Fiji last weekend while the All Blacks ran out 55-23 winners over Wales in Cardiff. Harris believes they can bridge the gap this weekend, however.
Scotland supporters have been buoyed by the return of Finn Russell this week after he was omitted from the initial squad for the autumn internationals.
Harris revealed the Racing 92 stand-off has slotted in seamlessly since his recall.
“Finn’s obviously a quality player and he’s no different to what he has been in previous camps,” said Harris. “He’s pretty chilled around the place but when it comes to training, he’s on it and he makes things happen.”
