With just one week left for some New Zealand hopefuls to impress Graham Henry, Wynne Jones in the New Zealand Herald looks to who may benefit from injuries elsewhere.
"A mass of All Black hopefuls have one game to convince the selectors as the Crusaders and Blues swapped places in the run to the Super 15 playoffs.
This week will be a series wrap for 13 players from the Chiefs, Hurricanes and Highlanders who went on last season's end-of-year tour.
They will miss the extended finals format, while captain Richie McCaw, Isaia Toeava, Daniel Braid and Tony Woodcock are uncertain starters after lengthy injuries.
More than half a prospective test squad could be game-rusty for a month before they are called to meet Fiji in Dunedin on July 22."
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