Blacks bring in big guns for Scotland game

NEW ZEALAND have recalled their big stars for Sunday’s World Cup Pool C clash against Scotland at Murrayfield.

Thu, 20 Sep, 2007 - 01:00

Andrew Baldock

Only three players remain from the largely second-string team that started the 108-13 trouncing of Portugal in Lyon on Saturday.

Centre Conrad Smith, lock Ali Williams and flanker Chris Masoe all keep their places, but the likes of captain Richie McCaw, fly-half Dan Carter and winger Sitiveni Sivivatu come back into what is close to a full-strength team.

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Courts Rugby Place: New Zealand Place: Murrayfield Place: Lyon Place: Montpellier Place: Millenium stadium Place: Lens Person: Conrad Smith Person: Ali Williams Person: Chris Masoe Person: Richie McCaw Person: Dan Carter Person: Sitiveni Sivivatu Person: Jerry Collins Person: Reuben Thorne Person: Williams Person: Chris Jack Person: George Gregan Person: Will Carling Person: Stirling Mortlock Person: Mortlock Person: John Connolly Person: Gregan Person: Berrick Barnes Person: Stephen Larkham Person: Larkham Person: Barnes Person: Phil Waugh Person: Mark Chisholm Person: Greg Holmes Person: Adam Ashley-Cooper Person: JP Pietersen Person: Bryan Habana Person: Bakkies Botha Person: Wickus van Heerden Person: Danie Rossouw Person: Bobby Skinstad Person: John Smit Person: Schalk Burger Person: C Latham Person: D Mitchell Person: A Ashley-Cooper Person: M Giteau Person: L Tuqiri Person: B Barnes Person: G Gregan Person: M Dunning Person: S Moore Person: G Shepherdson Person: M Chisholm Person: D Vickerman Person: R Elsom Person: P Waugh Person: W Palu Person: A Freier Person: G Holmes Person: H McMeniman Person: S Hoiles Person: S Cordingley Person: S Staniforth Person: J Huxley Person: L MacDonald Person: D Howlett Person: C Smith Person: L McAlister Person: S Sivivatu Person: D Carter Person: B Kelleher Person: T Woodcock Person: A Oliver Person: C Hayman Person: R Thorne Person: A Williams Person: C Masoe Person: R McCaw Person: R So’oialo Person: R Pienaar Person: A Willemse Person: W Olivier Person: W Julies Person: A Pretorius Person: E Januarie Person: G Steenkamp Person: G Botha Person: CJ van der Linde Person: A van den Berg Person: W van Heerden Person: D Rossouw Person: B Skinstad Person: J Smit Person: BJ Botha Person: J Smith Person: B Habana Person: F Steyn Person: P Montgomery Event: World Cup Pool C Event: 2003 World Cup Organisation: Scotland Organisation: All Blacks’Organisation: Kiwis Organisation: Italy Organisation: Portugal Organisation: Australia Organisation: England Organisation: Wallabies Organisation: Fiji Organisation: Japan Organisation: Wales Organisation: South Africa Organisation: Tonga Organisation: Samoa Organisation: Samoans Organisation: New Zealand

<p>La Rochelle boss Ronan O'Gara. Pic: Billy Stickland/Inpho</p>

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