WELLINGTON -All Black coach John Hart will have a solid bunch of players handy to call on in case injuries strike at the Rugby World Cup next month.
The New Zealand Rugby Legends squad which will take part in a tournament in Wales during the World Cup, includes a number of players considered unlucky to miss the 30-member All Blacks squad.
The 21-member squad includes Waikato's Bruce Reihana, Auckland's Caleb Ralph and Xavier Rush, Taranaki's Gordon Slater and Canterbury's Mark Mayerhofler.
NZ Legends: Ben Blair (Canterbury), Paul Steinmetz (Wellington), Doug Howlett (Auckland), Michael Bartlett (Canterbury), Caleb Ralph (Auckland), Mark Mayerhofler (Canterbury), Bruce Reihana (Waikato), Jason Spice (Wellington), Mark Donaldson (Manawatu), Hare Makiri (Counties-Manukau), Xavier Rush (Auckland), Justin Collins (Northland), Chris Jack (Canterbury), Paul Tito (Taranaki), Glenn Taylor (Northland), Charles Riechelmann (Auckland), Gordon Slater (Taranaki), Greg Somerville (Canterbury), Joe McDonnell (Otago), Davin Heaps (Southland), Keven Mealamu (Auckland) - NZPA.
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