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Sweeping changes for Lions

Clive Woodward has taken the drastic action necessary against his first Test flops by naming a radically changed team for Saturday’s showdown with New Zealand at Westpac Stadium.

Sweeping changes for Lions

Wed, 29 Jun, 2005 - 08:23

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Clive Woodward has taken the drastic action necessary against his first Test flops by naming a radically changed team for Saturday’s showdown with New Zealand at Westpac Stadium.

Woodward today made 11 changes – including four positional switches in the back division – following last weekend’s 21-3 debacle in Christchurch.

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