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    Some selection food for thought for All Blacks coach Scott Robertson ahead of the final two tests of the year

    Some selection food for thought for All Blacks coach Scott Robertson ahead of the final two tests of the year


    After selecting the same side - bar injuries to Codie Taylor and Beauden Barrett - for Twickenham and Dublin, Robertson now has some things to ponder for the test against France in Paris a week this morning.

    That includes whether to tinker with the bench which has come into its own over the last fortnight.

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