All Blacks: Three minor injuries

There are only three minor injury concerns for the All Blacks as they prepare for back-to-back Tri-Nations tests against South Africa.

The squad has arrived in the Republic, with captain Richie McCaw and Conrad Smith nursing corked thighs, while Isaac Ross has a knee strain.

Assistant coach Steve Hansen says the three players will be "kept to one side".

Hansen says the squad will not do for the next couple of days, because they have to recover from the travel. He says they will step up their intensity at training on Wednesday.

The All Blacks are preparing for the first test in Pretoria before travelling to Bloemfontein on Thursday.

- NEWSTALK ZB