All Blacks ring in the changes
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August 5, 2011, Friday
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NEW Zealand has come closer to naming its strongest test lineup, making seven changes to its starting side for tomorrow's Tri-Nations test against Australia in Auckland.
The changes, four among the forwards and three among the backs, increase the tally of test caps among the All Blacks by 110 to 766 while the Wallabies have a total of 390 test caps. Hooker Keven Mealamu, prop Owen Franks, lock Brad Thorn and backrower Keiran Read will all play their first tests of the season while Piri Weepu will start a test for the first time this year at scrumhalf.
Sitiveni Sivivatu and Hosea Gear will form the third different winger pairing the All Blacks have used in their last three tests. Mealamu, Franks, Thorn and Read were rested for New Zealand's wins over Fiji and South Africa to allow them extra time to recover from Super 15 campaigns.
Weepu came off the bench in both of those matches as a replacement for Jimmy Cowan. Sivivatu played the Fiji test in combination with Zac Guildford while Guildford combined with Cory Jane in New Zealand's opening Tri-Nations test in Wellington last weekend.
The changes, four among the forwards and three among the backs, increase the tally of test caps among the All Blacks by 110 to 766 while the Wallabies have a total of 390 test caps. Hooker Keven Mealamu, prop Owen Franks, lock Brad Thorn and backrower Keiran Read will all play their first tests of the season while Piri Weepu will start a test for the first time this year at scrumhalf.
Sitiveni Sivivatu and Hosea Gear will form the third different winger pairing the All Blacks have used in their last three tests. Mealamu, Franks, Thorn and Read were rested for New Zealand's wins over Fiji and South Africa to allow them extra time to recover from Super 15 campaigns.
Weepu came off the bench in both of those matches as a replacement for Jimmy Cowan. Sivivatu played the Fiji test in combination with Zac Guildford while Guildford combined with Cory Jane in New Zealand's opening Tri-Nations test in Wellington last weekend.
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