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Ethan de Groot is mobbed by a group of his mates after his All Blacks debut against Fiji in Dunedin. Southland coach Dale MacLeod said de Groot contacted him on Sunday advising him that he would not be part of the Rugby Championship squad and would be linking back up with the Stags. MacLeod said de Groot wanted to join the Stags camp as soon as the next day, Monday, but the Southland coach advised him it would be in his best interests to take a small break. “He loves playing for the Stags.” de Groot has had a big year, which started with the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition with the Highlanders. It then flowed into the Super Rugby trans-Tasman competition before he was part of the All Blacks for three.
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New Wallabies scrumhalf Tate McDermott gave an impressive and honest pre-Test press conference on Friday, acknowledging flaws in his game but confidently predicting he was ready to make an impact in the deciding third Test against France on Saturday night.
McDermott was one of eight changes to the Wallaby starting lineup after featuring as a second half replacement in the opening two games of the series, which is locked 1-1.
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