All Blacks selector Grant Fox is adamant they've pencilled in their best loose forward combination for the rugby World Cup
All Blacks selector Grant Fox is adamant they've pencilled in their best loose forward combination for the rugby World Cup
1 August 2019
There's been speculation over the make-up of the trio, with the number six jersey creating the most contention.
Shannon Frizell started against the Springboks last week, but has been omitted from the squad for the Bledisloe Cup tests.
Fox says they understand their best looseforward combination which they are not prepared to announce yet but which you will see soon enough.
The Tall Blacks have been dealt another blow ahead of the basketball World Cup in China.
Guard Reuben Te Rangi has been ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury, suffered in final of the New Zealand basketball league.
It comes in the same week that captain Mika Vukona was also ruled out through injury.
Former WADA director-general David Howman has described companies that sell off-the-shelf sports supplements as "modern snake oil salesmen".
He's told the Sydney Morning Herald athletes shouldn't trust product labels, in the wake of Australian swimmer Shayna Jack's positive test for a banned muscle-building drug.
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