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    Limited communication from the powers-that-be with Super Rugby coaches as the search starts for a new All Blacks mentor

    Limited communication from the powers-that-be with Super Rugby coaches as the search starts for a new All Blacks mentor


    Players involved in the end-of-year tour have returned to their franchises ahead of the new campaign starting February 13.

    Under Scott Robertson's tenure, those representatives were eased back in with a 40-minute run in the second round of pre-season fixtures.

    Crusaders coach Rob Penney's been asked if the status quo remains.



    The first warm-up matches are this weekend.

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