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All Blacks team to face Romania
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<blockquote data-quote="mimic" data-source="post: 148558"><p>All Blacks coach Graham Henry and his assistant coaches Wayne Smith and Steve Hansen and fellow selector, Sir Brian Lochore, have announced the team to play Romania on Saturday 29 September in Toulouse:</p><p></p><p>1. Neemia Tialata</p><p>2. Keven Mealamu</p><p>3. Greg Somerville</p><p>4. Reuben Thorne</p><p>5. Keith Robinson</p><p>6. Jerry Collins (captain)</p><p>7. Chris Masoe</p><p>8. Sione Lauaki</p><p>9. Andy Ellis</p><p>10. Dan Carter</p><p>11. Sitiveni Sivivatu</p><p>12. Aaron Mauger</p><p>13. Isaia Toeava</p><p>14. Josevata Rokocoko</p><p>15. Nick Evans</p><p></p><p>Reserves:</p><p></p><p>16. Andrew Hore</p><p>17. Tony Woodcock</p><p>18. Chris Jack</p><p>19. Richie McCaw</p><p>20. Brendon Leonard</p><p>21. Luke McAlister</p><p>22. Conrad Smith</p><p></p><p>“One of our major goals is to go into the quarter finals with all 30 players ready for action,†said All Blacks coach Graham Henry. “We want every player to have had game time and also to be fresh for the knock out rounds.</p><p></p><p>“It’s a balancing act and that’s been a big part of our thinking around selections for this match.â€</p><p></p><p>“We expect the team we’ve picked to raise our standards again in this match. That’s been our goal in every pool game,†said Henry. “We picked up in some areas of weakness against Scotland, but maybe not in others so we have our own challenges this week.â€</p><p></p><p>Henry noted that all 30 members of the squad were available for the match, however the selectors opted to rest Mils Muliaina (hamstring) and Leon MacDonald (bruised thigh). “We can afford to take a bit more time with their recovery,†said Henry, “and it gives us more options if Nick Evans has match time at fullbak which is a positive.â€</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mimic, post: 148558"] All Blacks coach Graham Henry and his assistant coaches Wayne Smith and Steve Hansen and fellow selector, Sir Brian Lochore, have announced the team to play Romania on Saturday 29 September in Toulouse: 1. Neemia Tialata 2. Keven Mealamu 3. Greg Somerville 4. Reuben Thorne 5. Keith Robinson 6. Jerry Collins (captain) 7. Chris Masoe 8. Sione Lauaki 9. Andy Ellis 10. Dan Carter 11. Sitiveni Sivivatu 12. Aaron Mauger 13. Isaia Toeava 14. Josevata Rokocoko 15. Nick Evans Reserves: 16. Andrew Hore 17. Tony Woodcock 18. Chris Jack 19. Richie McCaw 20. Brendon Leonard 21. Luke McAlister 22. Conrad Smith “One of our major goals is to go into the quarter finals with all 30 players ready for action,†said All Blacks coach Graham Henry. “We want every player to have had game time and also to be fresh for the knock out rounds. “It’s a balancing act and that’s been a big part of our thinking around selections for this match.†“We expect the team we’ve picked to raise our standards again in this match. That’s been our goal in every pool game,†said Henry. “We picked up in some areas of weakness against Scotland, but maybe not in others so we have our own challenges this week.†Henry noted that all 30 members of the squad were available for the match, however the selectors opted to rest Mils Muliaina (hamstring) and Leon MacDonald (bruised thigh). “We can afford to take a bit more time with their recovery,†said Henry, “and it gives us more options if Nick Evans has match time at fullbak which is a positive.†[/QUOTE]
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