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All-Blacks ready for showdown with new-look Springboks

GRAHAM HENRY expects his New Zealand side to face a much-changed South Africa one when the two countries meet in the Tri-Nations on Saturday.

All-Blacks ready for showdown with new-look Springboks

Wed, 18 Aug, 2010 - 01:00

Fabian Grayson

The All Blacks coach yesterday made two changes to the starting XV that beat Australia in their last game two weeks ago, with Jimmy Cowan and Ben Franks drafted in.

The visitors need just a point from the historic first-ever match at FNB Stadium — better known as Soccer City, the venue for the 2010 soccer World Cup final — to seal the title.

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