CARLOS SPENCER will make his farewell appearance in New Zealand from the bench after being named in the New Zealand Maori reserves for their match against the British and Irish Lions on Saturday.

EIGHT newcomers have been named by the All Blacks coach Graham Henry in a bold selection policy for the upcoming European tour and a gruelling 2005 season.

CLIVE WOODWARD last night threw down the gauntlet to Wallabies coach Eddie Jones, by declaring: “Australia won’t have a better chance of beating England for a long, long time.”

THE All Blacks repeated a well-spun line in the build-up to their World Cup pool D game against Canada today.