STEVE HANSENS, AB’s 22 – 18.8.12

Steve Hansen‘s NZ All Blacks Bledisloe Cup team (with test experience in brackets), is:

Starting XV: 1. Tony Woodcock (86), 2. Keven Mealamu (93), 3. Owen Franks (34), 4. Luke Romano (1), 5. Samuel Whitelock (28), 6. Liam Messam, (10), 7. Richie McCaw – captain (106),  8. Kieran Read (38), 9. Aaron Smith (3), 10. Daniel Carter (87), 11. Hosea Gear (9), 12. Sonny Bill Williams (17), 13. Ma’a Nonu (66), 14. Cory Jane (31), 15. Israel Dagg, (15),

Reserves: 16. Andrew Hore (65), 17. Ben Franks (18), 18. Brodie Retallick (3), 19. Victor Vito (14), 20. Piri Weepu (59), 21. Aaron
Cruden (11), 22. Ben Smith (5).

Good luck.

[Photos: OTD & Photo: South Africa Rugby].

~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 18.8.12~