TIm Bickerstaff has just announced the AllBlack team to play NZ A. HIs
information is believed to be from a reliable source. The team was announced
on his radio show today. So for what its worth the team is supposed to be:
Fullback: Jeff Wilson
Wings : Tana UMaga, Christian Cullen
Centre : Alama Ieramia
2nd Five: Pita Alatini
1st FIve : Andrew Mehrtens
Halfback : Justin Marshall
No 8 : Isotolo Maka
No 7: Josh Kronfeld
No 6 : Andrew Blowers
locks : Robin Brooke (captain) ,Ian Jones
Props : Kees Meuwws, Carl Hoeft
*** : Anton Oliver
Reserves: Some positions are still to be finalised because of the 2 New
Zealand teams playing this weekend in the Super 12.
Forwards: Taine Randell, Slade McFarland, Gordon Slater or Greg Feek, Royce
Willis or Norman Maxwell
Backs: Jonah Lomu, Carlos Spencer, Mark Robinson.
Robin Brooke is Captain.
No Rhys Duggan, no Daryl GIbson, no TOny Brown, No Todd Blackadder, and no
Norm Berryman