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QUICK TAP: HANSEN HAPPY WITH BLEDISLOE CLEAN SLATE

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“Some people really put their hand up last night and where we had question marks you no longer have question marks and in other ways it makes it a bit tougher too.

“Every time you name the team somebody misses out and it’s the end of their dream and this is a pretty big one going to the World Cup,” he said.

Tighthead prop and the midfield had been competitive positions and they had to consider where they take an extra blindside flanker or an extra lock?

With that in mind Hansen was pleased with the way Patrick Tuipulotu stood up in the absence of locks Brodie Retallick (injury) and Scott Barrett (suspension). But at the same time he revealed they had changed lock Tuipulotu’s energy intake ahead of the game because they knew he was fit but he had been running out of energy pretty early in games and last night he went deep into the game and played well.

Hansen said Richie Mo’unga had suffered an AC injury that would be sore for a couple of weeks but was unlikely to keep him from playing longer than that. Centre Jack Goodhue was running again and was likely to be ready for the Tonga game while second five-eighths Ryan Crotty would play a game before the Tongan game.

Hansen said lock Brodie Retallick was making progress with his shoulder injury, he was getting more movement in it but it was one of those injuries where they would just have to wait and see.