It might be a sign of how vulnerable the All Blacks are that they have chosen to take the injured Brodie Retallick to the Rugby World Cup in Japan even though he might not play for another six weeks.
Retallick‚ the 77-Test veteran and former world player of the year‚ sustained a dislocated shoulder playing against the Springboks in Wellington in July and has been in a race to be fit for the showpiece. But Hansen named him in the 31-man squad on Wednesday as New Zealand aim to win a fourth title and a third in row...
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