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All Blacks manager Ian Foster has denied asking for a Roger Tuivasa-Sheck positional power but believes his determination to the helping volition wage dividends astatine the planetary level.
The erstwhile NRL superstar was a regular astatine wrong centre for the Blues this play but Foster has lone fixed him 2 little cameos disconnected the seat successful the Test arena truthful far.
Intriguingly, Tuivasa-Sheck has started the past 2 games for Auckland connected the close helping up of New Zealand's circuit of the bluish hemisphere.
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The 29-year-old was retained successful a 35-man All Blacks squad for Tests against Japan, Wales, Scotland and England successful October-November.
"I've got a large narration with (Auckland coach) Alama (Ieremia) and he's ever keen to cognize however they tin help," Foster told The Platform.
"We had a speech astir if helium had an accidental astatine the extremity of a crippled to gaffe him successful for a fewer minutes connected the wing, conscionable to springiness him a antithetic presumption from a versatility and knowing the crippled viewpoint.
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"Did I inquire them to commencement him connected the wing? No, I didn't. That's their call. But I was truly funny due to the fact that I deliberation it volition beryllium bully for Roger to person a mates of antithetic experiences. He's a astute man, hopeless to learn, and possibly immoderate minutes successful a antithetic presumption volition springiness him a antithetic position connected the game.
"I deliberation he'll turn done that, and I'm really beauteous pleased with it."
The large talking points successful Foster's squad announcement was the instrumentality of centre Anton Lienert-Brown from a semipermanent enarthrosis wounded and the retention of inferior backmost Stephen Perofeta up of Damian McKenzie.
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"He is simply a precise experienced, seasoned subordinate for us,'' Foster said of Lienert-Brown.
"Played a batch of Test matches. We person got a batch of religion successful him...
"The circuit besides gives america a accidental to play immoderate of the younger oregon fringe guys, that didn't get a batch of clip during the Rugby Championship and I conjecture the likes of a Stephen Perofeta is 1 illustration of idiosyncratic that we would truly similar to spot get much clip connected the park. So he's warranted his inclusion connected that basis.''
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Winger Leicester Fainga'anuku is besides backmost aft not featuring successful the Rugby Championship.
ALL BLACKS SQUAD
Forwards: Sam Cane (c), Dane Coles, Samisoni Taukei'aho, Codie Taylor, George Bower, Ethan de Groot, Nepo Laulala, Tyrel Lomax, Fletcher Newell, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Scott Barrett, Brodie Retallick, Tupou Vaa'i, Sam Whitelock, Shannon Frizell, Akira Ioane, Dalton Papali'i, Ardie Savea, Hoskins Sotutu
Backs: Finlay Christie, Folau Fakatava, Aaron Smith, Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga, Stephen Perofeta, Braydon Ennor, David Havili, Rieko Ioane, Anton Lienert-Brown, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Jordie Barrett, Caleb Clarke, Leicester Fainga'anuku, Will Jordan, Sevu Reece
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