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“New Zealand has avoided major changes to its starting lineup while selecting a more experimental bench for the second Bledisloe Cup rugby test against Australia on Saturday in Sydney.”

“… there will be a different format and a different number of teams, dropping from 16 to 10, and for the umpteenth tournament in a row, the sceptics will question why it's worth playing a Rugby League World Cup at all and compare it unfavourably to the rugby…”

“… the second Bledisloe Cup clash in Sydney on Saturday, but a three-week delay in World Rugby outlawing hip drop tackles is set to help key backrower Rob Valetini avoid a potential suspension that could have even stretched into the team’s spring tour of…”

“Instead, he’s the best part of 200 kilometres south at Coogee Beach with the Kiwi squad for the Rugby League World Cup, and there’s nowhere else the New Zealand-raised fullback would rather be.”