Henry has made 8 changes to the team that beat australia Thorne will start for the all blacks instead of Collins http://xtramsn.co.nz/rugby/0,,12428-6059484,00.html
My bad. This unbalanced schedule with 1 team playing away twice in another country sure has messed me up.
Well looks like the All Blacks will have the series rapped up in 2 weeks time with 2 games to spare! Both us and the boks are a step (or 2 or 3) below them and I can see them going through the whole tournament undefeated. (though the boks at home at altitude will be hard to crack) And I agree besides the 49-0 win which was probably a fluke, I don't think John Connolly has made as much progress as the media wants us to think!
NZ made 10 changes and lost the next test match 21-20 after two moments of madness from Rodney Sooialo
against South Africa...in the weekend just gone the last Tri Nations game is this coming weekend betewn the boks and the wallabies