4 Aug 2023

Last chance for All Blacks outsiders to punch ticket to France

From Morning Report, 7:51 am on 4 August 2023
Cam Roigard of New Zealand holds the Bledisloe Cup as Sam Cane and the All Blacks celebrate after they won the New Zealand All Blacks v Australian Wallabies Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship test match at the MCG, Melbourne, Australia on Saturday 29 July 2023.

Cam Roigard of New Zealand holds the Bledisloe Cup aloft as Sam Cane and the All Blacks celebrate their win at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday, 29 July, 2023. Photo: Scott Barbour / Photosport

Tomorrow's second Bledisloe Cup test in Dunedin may be a dead rubber, with the All Blacks having retained the trophy.

But there's plenty on the line for players hoping to earn a spot at the Rugby World Cup.

Coach Ian Foster has rung the changes as he seeks to give some of his fringe players one last chance to impress before the World Cup squad is named on Monday.

Rugby reporter Joe Porter has more.