Rugby-All Blacks go Dutch with Holland call-up


(Reuters) -A sold-out crowd in Dunedin will ensure noisy support for the All Blacks in their season-opening test against France on Saturday but there will also be cheers in the Netherlands when Fabian Holland takes the field.

The Dutch-born lock will line up for his test debut alongside captain Scott Barrett in the second row, possibly the biggest surprise among the four uncapped players included in Scott Robertson's match-day squad.

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