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May 22, 2013

All Blacks name team for Test against Italy

12 November 2009

Delany, Ellison and Smith to make debut, with So’oialo captain

A trio of new All Blacks backs, Mike Delany, Ben Smith and Tamati Ellison will make their Test debuts this weekend while Rodney So’oialo will captain the All Blacks, with All Blacks Coach Graham Henry and his Assistant Coaches Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith today naming the team to play Italy in the historic Test at San Siro Stadium, Milan, on Saturday 14 November, in the third Test of the All Blacks Telecom Northern Tour.

The team is:

1.                Wyatt Crockett (2 Tests)
2.                Corey Flynn (5)
3.                Neemia Tialata (39)
4.                Tom Donnelly (3)
5.                Anthony Boric (10)
6.                Liam Messam (2)
7.                Tanerau Latimer  (3)
8.                Rodney So’oialo (61, captain)
9.                Andy Ellis (11)
10.             Mike Delany  – uncapped
11.             Sitiveni Sivivatu (40)
12.             Luke McAlister (28)
13.             Tamati Ellison – uncapped
14.             Ben Smith – uncapped
15.             Cory Jane (10)

Reserves:
16.               Andrew Hore (45)
17.               John Afoa (21)
18.               Jason Eaton (15)
19.               Richie McCaw (78)
20.               Jimmy Cowan (29)
21.               Stephen Donald (17)
22.               Mils Muliaina (79)


 

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