{"id":10817,"date":"2012-05-29T10:15:30","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T08:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/05\/rugby-understudies-hoping-to-push-worlds-best-for-game-time\/"},"modified":"2012-05-29T10:15:30","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T08:15:30","slug":"rugby-understudies-hoping-to-push-worlds-best-for-game-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-understudies-hoping-to-push-worlds-best-for-game-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Understudies hoping to push world’s best for game time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Greg Stutchbury<\/span><\/p>\n

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WELLINGTON<\/span> May 29 (Reuters) – Loose forward Sam Cane and
\nflyhalf Aaron Cruden have possibly the most unenviable roles in
\nworld rugby. Understudies to All Black captain Richie McCaw and
\nrecord points scorer Daniel Carter.<\/p>\n

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And neither of the veteran players appears to be going away
\nin a hurry as both McCaw and Carter signed four-year contracts
\nwith the New Zealand Rugby Union until 2015.<\/p>\n

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Father Time, however, may catch up with the pair before the
\nnext World Cup in England, with the 31-year-old McCaw suffering
\nproblems with his feet for the best part of two years and the
\n30-year-old Carter having his World Cup ended by a torn groin.<\/p>\n

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The injuries reminded the rugby mad nation that both were
\nindeed fallible and just a bad tackle, overstretched muscle, or
\ntwisted knee, away from the end of their careers.<\/p>\n

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As such, the uncapped 20-year-old Cane was brought into an
\nextended 35-man All Blacks squad for two training camps ahead of
\ntheir tests against Ireland and seemingly anointed by new coach
\nSteve Hansen as McCaw’s long-term successor.<\/p>\n

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Not that the flanker is getting too far ahead of himself at
\nthe prospects of filling McCaw’s size 12 boots just yet.<\/p>\n

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“Pushing for a spot? He’s the captain mate”, Cane said with
\na grin when asked on Tuesday of his chances of making the test
\nsquad for the matches against Ireland next month.<\/p>\n

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“All I will be doing is pushing to get named in the squad,
\nthen its about pushing for the final 22.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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