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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby

    Some late changes for the Tasman Mako for tomorrow's home NPC quarter-final against Canterbury

    Some late changes for the Tasman Mako for tomorrow's home NPC quarter-final against Canterbury


    All Blacks loosie Ethan Blackadder is out with a calf injury while test halfback Noah Hotham is ill and bracketed on the bench.

    Fletcher Anderson shifts from the blindside to fill Blackadder's No 8 spot, lock Tim Sail moves to No 6 and Hunter Leppien comes in to start at No 4.

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