Boks boss Straeuli welcomes return of Umaga and Lomu

JONAH LOMU and Tana Umaga have been recalled to the All Black squad to face South Africa in a Tri-nations match in Wellington on Saturday.

The two, controversially dropped from the squad that beat Australia 12-6 in the first Tri-nations clash in Christchurch last Saturday, were named in the 22 on yesterday.

The return of injured lock Norm Maxwell, who missed the match against Australia which doubled as the first leg of the Bledisloe Cup because of a hamstring injury and the reinstatement of Lomu and Umaga, are the only changes to the squad.

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