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New Zealand has entrusted its bid to win a fourth Rugby World Cup in France from next month to a 33-man squad with a combined 1,493 test caps and including seven former World Cup winners. Lock Sam Whitelock is the most experienced player in the squad with 145 tests and is one of four test centurions. Winger Emoni Narawa is the most inexperienced player with only one test.
At least one British-based journalist has installed the All Blacks as favourites to take out the Rugby World Cup in 2023.
Tomorrow's second Bledisloe Cup test in Dunedin may be a dead rubber, but it's the last chance to impress for players hoping to earn a spot at the World Cup.
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Saturday's second Bledisloe Cup clash in Dunedin will be the final home test for several All Blacks.