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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby

    First five Damian McKenzie is delighted Sam Cane will get a last dance with the All Blacks

    First five Damian McKenzie is delighted Sam Cane will get a last dance with the All Blacks


    The former skipper is back in camp for the Rugby Championship following a lengthy injury layoff that began in Japan at the start of the year.

    It's his last season in New Zealand before returning to Japan and McKenzie says - having played a lot of Super Rugby and tests together - it means a lot that Cane is back.



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