Yes it was part of Jake White's plan before the tri nations to give all his possible WC players a chance to compete at the highest level. This team also go branded the "B" team not by themselves, but by the Ozzie's who are winging as usual. The Ozzie's left out Larkham and Eales for a lot of matches before the 2003 to save them for the WC. The NZ team also "rested" half of the All Black team in this years super 14. Now NZ and OZ have the nerve to complain about SA about playing other players in the remainder of the Tri-nations. Most of the players that SA can't put on the field this week are already injured and would not have been able to play anyway. The WC is less than 3 months away and it would totally stupid to throw it all away now on the Tri-nations by playing injured and tired players. The Ozzie's can afford to give the Tri-nations all they have, because they did not feature in the Super 14 and their players should not be tired. The NZ and OZ rugby bosses should get of their high horses and start playing the game and not the player. I just hope the SA "B" team beats these loud mouths to prove themselves more worthy even though they are.

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