Cowan and Franks get All Blacks call

New Zealand have drafted Jimmy Cowan and Ben Franks into their starting XV to face South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Tue, 17 Aug, 2010 - 14:55

New Zealand have drafted Jimmy Cowan and Ben Franks into their starting XV to face South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday.

The two changes are the only ones for the All Blacks following their last Tri Nations game – a 20-10 victory over Australia just more than 10 days ago.

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