Opinion
They were never going to be at full strength, but the Kiwis' prospects of pulling off a first Anzac test victory on Australian soil took another hit at the weekend with injury ruling out frontline forwards Frank Pritchard and Fuifui Moimoi.
Pritchard suffered a groin strain playing for Penrith against Gold Coast Titans, while Moimoi was already a dubious proposition after being placed on report for a dangerous tackle in Parramatta's victory over the Bulldogs.
Coach Stephen Kearney plugged the gaps last night by naming uncapped Broncos utility Alex Glenn and the similarly green Newcastle Knights forward Zeb Taia.
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