All Blacks' locking stocks thin for Springboks showdown
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Jeremy Thrush is poised to start the All Blacks' final Rugby Championship Test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Sunday morning.
A head knock to Brodie Retallick in the 53rd minute in yesterday's 34-13 win over Argentina in La Plata could give Thrush his second start against the Springboks this year.
"He (Retallick) got smacked in the back of the head in one of the rucks and he just didn't feel hundy (100%) so we took him off," All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said.
If Retallick is ruled out with concussion, 29-year-old Thrush will join Sam Whitelock in the second row with Steven Luatua …
A head knock to Brodie Retallick in the 53rd minute in yesterday's 34-13 win over Argentina in La Plata could give Thrush his second start against the Springboks this year.
"He (Retallick) got smacked in the back of the head in one of the rucks and he just didn't feel hundy (100%) so we took him off," All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said.
If Retallick is ruled out with concussion, 29-year-old Thrush will join Sam Whitelock in the second row with Steven Luatua …
