Rokocoko hopes for form boost

JOE ROKOCOKO is hoping that playing on the drier rugby fields of South Africa will help improve his current slump in form when New Zealand face the Springboks in Bloemfontein tomorrow (4pm).

The Auckland winger will win his 56th cap after he was included in the starting line-up named by Graham Henry — one of two changes made by the coach, who has also picked Brendon Leonard.

It was a welcome selection for the 26-year-old, after a tough spell of form which has seen him touch down just twice since the 2007 World Cup, the second of which came against Italy just under four weeks ago.