‘Like free tickets in an arcade’: Johnson savouring Kiwis call-up after five-year hiatus

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‘Like free tickets in an arcade’: Johnson savouring Kiwis call-up after five-year hiatus
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NRL: The Kangaroos are hoping to seek revenge by defeating New Zealand in the Pacific Championships.

Shaun Johnson is savouring every last moment of his rugby league career after being pulled off the couch and out of retirement to help the Kiwis with a halves injury crisis.

“These are like free tickets, or free tokens you get in an arcade when you’ve won a few games,” Johnson told Johnson debuted for New Zealand back in 2012 and became the face of the team for the best part of a decade, with his brilliant running game and silky skills seeing him compared to a young Benji Marshall.

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