{"id":11441,"date":"2012-06-13T23:14:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T21:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/06\/rugby-hansen-makes-one-enforced-change-for-second-ireland-test\/"},"modified":"2012-06-13T23:14:16","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T21:14:16","slug":"rugby-hansen-makes-one-enforced-change-for-second-ireland-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-hansen-makes-one-enforced-change-for-second-ireland-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Hansen makes one enforced change for second Ireland test"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WELLINGTON, June 14<\/span> (Reuters) – All Blacks coach Steve
\nHansen has been forced to make just one change to his starting
\nside for New Zealand’s second test against Ireland in
\nChristchurch on Saturday (0735 GMT), keeping faith with the
\nsquad that dismantled the tourists a week ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Loose forward Victor Vito, who started in the 42-10 victory
\nover the Irish at Eden Park last weekend, was ruled out with a
\nknee injury and Adam Thomson promoted to the starting lineup
\nHansen named on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Uncapped loose forward Sam Cane was added to the bench for
\nthe Rugby League Park match, the first test in Christchurch
\nsince 2010 following a devastating earthquake in February last
\nyear that killed nearly 200 people and destroyed much of the
\ncentral city.<\/p>\n

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“It’s great that test footy has returned to Christchurch and
\nthe players are looking forward to playing in front of a
\nsell-out crowd,” Hansen said of the expected capacity turnout of
\n21,000.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“The team, especially those of us from Christchurch, know
\nthat people have still been doing it tough so hopefully we can
\ngive them a performance on Saturday that puts a smile on their
\nfaces.”<\/p>\n

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On Sunday, Hansen said he did not expect to make many, if
\nany, changes for the second test following the dominant display
\nat Eden Park, but would consider shuffling his pack for the
\nthird test in Hamilton if the series was sealed in Christchurch.<\/p>\n

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“Once again, for us its about our preparation, getting
\nclarity early in the week and building in intensity so we can
\nhave a performance we can all be proud of on Saturday,” Hansen
\nsaid.<\/p>\n

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“We (the coaches) are expecting further improvements in our
\ngame due to the extra training and preparation time we have had
\ntogether, along with having a game under our belt.”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“We are also expecting Ireland to improve, as they are a
\nnation with a never-say-die attitude so what we did last time
\nwont be good enough.”<\/p>\n

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New Zealand: 15-Israel Dagg, 14-Zac Guildford, 13-Conrad
\nSmith, 12-Sonny Bill Williams, 11-Julian Savea, 10-Dan Carter,
\n9-Aaron Smith, 8-Kieran Read, 7-Richie McCaw (captain), 6-Adam
\nThomson, 5-Sam Whitelock, 4-Brodie Retallick, 3-Owen Franks,
\n2-Andrew Hore, 1-Tony Woodcock<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Replacements: 16-Hikawera Elliott, 17-Ben Franks, 18-Ali
\nWilliams, 19-Sam Cane, 20-Piri Weepu, 21-Aaron Cruden, 22-Ben
\nSmith\t<\/p>\n

(Editing by John O’Brien)<\/p>\n

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