Former leader Sam Cane is back in the All Blacks starting team for the Rugby Championship Test against the Springboks in Joburg.
The New Zealand team will be led by lock Scott Barrett.Former captain and the man who led the team against the Springboks in last year’s Rugby World Cup final in Paris, Sam Cane, is back in the All Blacks team for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against the world champions at Ellis Park, with kick-off at 5pm.
Saturday’s outing will be the first start in the No 7 jersey for Cane since he was shown a red card in last year’s rugby final in Paris, a game the Boks won 12-11, to win their fourth World Cup. In other key selections, Damian McKenzie will start at flyhalf, while Ardie Savea will wear the No 8 jersey.
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