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Rugby League Park, Christchurch (16/06/2012, 07:35 GMT)
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Romain Poite, Pascal Gauzere (both France)
Television Match Official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
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[TD="align: center"]New Zealand[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]Ireland[/TD]
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[TD]Israel Dagg[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Rob Kearney
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Zac Guildford[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Fergus McFadden
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]Conrad Smith[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]Brain O'Driscoll (c)
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[TD]Sonny Bill Williams[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Gordon D'Arcy
[/TD]
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[TD]Julian Savea[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]Andrew Trimble
[/TD]
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[TD]Daniel Carter[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]Jonathan Sexton
[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]Aaron Smith[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Conor Murray
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Kieran Read[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]Jamie Heaslip
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[TD]Richie McCaw (c)[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Sean O'Brien
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[TD]Adam Thomson[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Kevin McLaughlin
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[TD]Samuel Whitelock[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]Donnacha Ryan
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[TD]Brodie Retallick[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Dan Touhy
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[TD]Owen Franks[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Mike Ross
[/TD]
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[TD]Andrew Hore[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Rory Best
[/TD]
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[TD]Tony Woodcock[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Cian Healy
[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Hikawera Elliot[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]Sean Cronin
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[TD]Ben Franks[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Declan Fitzpatrick
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[TD]Ali Williams[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]Donncha O'Callaghan
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[TD]Sam Cane[/TD]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]Peter O'Mahony
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[TD]Piri Weepu[/TD]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]Eoin Reddan
[/TD]
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[TD]Aaron Cruden[/TD]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]Ronan O'Gara
[/TD]
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[TD]Ben Smith[/TD]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]Simon Zebo
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Why are we calling them Spring tests? June isn't Spring.
Anyway I'm really hoping Hansen experiments a bit more or at least puts Weepu at 9 and we play a stronger side. Chances are we be without Healy, Fitzpatrick and Ross which would really screw us up. So here's my team.
1. Healy/Wilkinson
2. Cronin (I'd like Best to get a bit of a rest, Cronin ads more dynamism and I want him to fully prove he's fixed his throwing)
3. Ross/Fitzpatrick/Loughney
4. Tuohy
5. Ryan
6. O'Brien
7. Henry (PO'M din't really do anything wrong but if Henry's fit I'd like him to get a go)
8. Heaslip
9. Reddan
10 Sexton
11. Earls
12. Cave
13. O'Driscoll (left and right on attack BO'D at 12 on defense)
14. Trimble
15. Kearney
16. Sherry
17 Fitzpatrick/ Loughney/ anyone but Archer preferably Hagan
18. McCarthy
19. O'Mahony
20. Marshall (I'd like him to get a go at least)
21. O'Gara (wish we had Madigan in the squad)
22. McFadden
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