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Australian flyhalf Quade Cooper has vowed to continue his attacking brand of rugby on Saturday in his first test on New Zealand soil, despite the expectation of some extra attention from All Blacks captain Richie McCaw.
Springbok captain John Smit has rejected claims that his side will be sending a B-Team for the away leg of the Tri-Nations with 23 players out injured.
Jarrad Hoeata is the lone new face in the New Zealand squad for their Test with Fiji and the subsequent Tri-Nations series.
Injuries mean South Africa coach Peter de Villiers has named a severely weakened 27-man squad for the away leg of their Tri Nations campaign.
England number eight Nick Easter believes the staging of the Tri-Nations will given northern hemisphere teams an advantage at the World Cup.
SANZAR will extend the half-time break during the 2011 Tri-Nations from 10 to 12 minutes so that the sides involved are able to adapt to the longer breaks in the World Cup later this year.
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