Veteran Weepu dropped by All Blacks

New Zealand have selected uncapped scrum half TJ Perenara ahead of veteran Piri Weepu in their squad for the Investec Rugby Championship.

Veteran Weepu dropped by All Blacks
Sun, 04 Aug, 2013 - 11:43

New Zealand have selected uncapped scrum half TJ Perenara ahead of veteran Piri Weepu in their squad for the Investec Rugby Championship.

Weepu, capped 71 times by the All Blacks, is one of four players involved in the Steinlager Series against France in June to be missing from this 28-man squad - prop Ben Afeaki, and loose forwards Victor Vito and Matt Todd the others, while Rene Ranger is out for personal reasons.

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CourtsRugbyHeathrowPlace: SydneyPerson: WeepuPerson: TJ PerenaraPerson: Piri WeepuPerson: Ben AfeakiPerson: Victor VitoPerson: Matt ToddPerson: Rene RangerPerson: Steve HansenPerson: TJPerson: HansenPerson: PiriPerson: VictorPerson: Richie McCawPerson: Charlie FaumuinaPerson: Jeremy ThrushPerson: Francis SailiPerson: Joe MoodyPerson: Wyatt CrockettPerson: Dane ColesPerson: Andrew HorePerson: Keven MealamuPerson: Ben FranksPerson: Owen FranksPerson: Tony WoodcockPerson: Brodie RetallickPerson: Luke RomanoPerson: Samuel WhitelockPerson: Sam CanePerson: Steven LuatuamPerson: Liam MessamPerson: Kieran ReadPerson: Tawera Kerr-BarlowPerson: T.J. PerenaraPerson: Aaron SmithPerson: Beauden BarrettPerson: Daniel CarterPerson: Aaron CrudenPerson: Ma'a NonuPerson: Conrad SmithPerson: Israel DaggPerson: Charles PiutauPerson: Julian SaveaPerson: Ben SmithEvent: Investec Rugby ChampionshipEvent: Steinlager SeriesEvent: Bledisoe CupEvent: Bledisloe Cup TestOrganisation: All Blacks New ZealandOrganisation: InvestecOrganisation: New ZealandOrganisation: All BlacksOrganisation: FranceOrganisation: AustraliaOrganisation: ArgentinaOrganisation: South AfricaOrganisation: BluesOrganisation: Counties ManukauOrganisation: Crusaders
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