There are five fresh faces in the All Blacks squad including a genuine "bolter" and coach Ian Foster is confident he has the team to win the World Cup.
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The severely under-strength Chiefs overwhelmed Moana Pasifika 59-12 on Saturday in the only match played in New Zealand during the fifth round of Super Rugby Pacific. The Hamilton-based Chiefs were missing as many as 17 front-line players, including All Blacks Sam Cane, Anton Lienert-Brown, Luke Jacobson, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Angus Ta’avao and Josh Lord, mainly due to COVID-19.