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CAPE TOWN : More clinical work at the breakdown and greater discipline are two of the keys to success for New Zealand flanker Ethan Blackadder as his side prepare to take on South Africa in a second Rugby Championship test in Cape Town on Saturday.
July 27 : New Zealand coach Dave Rennie has included the uncapped trio of loose forward Semisi Tupou Ta'eiloa, prop Siale Lauaki and flyhalf Josh Jacomb in his 44-man squad for the four-test tour of South Africa.
New Zealand coach Dave Rennie named three uncapped players in a 44-strong squad Monday while Reiko Ioane and Fabian Holland return for the All Blacks tour of South Africa, an assignment he called “the toughest in rugby”.
Former captain Sam Cane is an injury doubt for New Zealand ahead of their clash with France next weekend but coach Scott Robertson is confident Beauden Barrett and Codie Taylor will be fit to play in Paris.
All Black hooker Codie Taylor and fly-half Beauden Barrett have been ruled out of the test match against Ireland on Friday due to concussion protocols, New Zealand announced on Sunday.
All Blacks scrumhalf Cam Roigard will play his first test of the year while Peter Lakai and Ruben Love should make their international debuts on Saturday after they were included in the matchday squad to take on Japan in Yokohama.
Scott Robertson believes he is going to find out a lot about his All Blacks team over the next six weeks given the tough schedule he was handed for his first end-of-season tour as coach.
Ethan Blackadder, Luke Jacobson and Dalton Papali'i have been forced to drop out of the New Zealand squad due to injury and may miss the Ireland clash at the start of November.
New Zealand's All Blacks on Wednesday ruled three experienced loose forwards out of the start of their Northern Hemisphere tour due to injury.