The All Blacks selectors have confirmed there are still a handful of spots up for grabs in the Sport/Rugby/" title="Rugby">Rugby-school-sport/" title="Rugby">Rugby/rugby-world-cup/" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup squad.
17 players have been released from the current squad to play for their ITM Cup provinces over the next couple of weeks as the 31-man squad for the UK is finalised.
Selector Grant Fox said they’re close to confirming the make up of the group.
“There’s still a chance for one or two people, still a little bit of debate going on and touch wood we don’t get anymore injuries because that could affect things a little bit.”
Fox said they’re having some rigorous discussions around some positions, including “three or four locks, five or six loosies, front row makeup, and obviously a lot of the balance in the midfield back three combination.”
The World Cup squad is named on Sunday week.
(New Zealand Herald SPORTS)
