All Blacks could lean towards an adlib style of playThe All Blacks pride themselves on their attacking play, but it appears that the World Champions will be given a fair degree of flexibility to play the game as they see it, with the world's premier first five-eighth in Dan Carter admitting there were more than one or two changes on the cards.
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Hansen promises blend of Super Rugby and All Blacks tacticsAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen has said that while there would be input on how New Zealand's Investec Super Rugby teams played in the Test camp, ultimately the World Champions would be looking at playing a mix of Super Rugby styles and the Test coaches ideal plan that they feel will allow them to remain on rugby's summit.
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Springboks announce second training squadA group of 38 players, featuring eight players who were not part of the first camp, will assemble in Durban for the second Springbok training camp before the final squad for the Castle Lager Incoming Series is named early next month.
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Sonny Bill backs Cooper, still coy on futureDual international Sonny Bill Williams has leapt to the defence of unwanted Australia playmaker Quade Cooper, accusing the Wallabies hierarchy of 'finger pointing' and declaring his close friend the best number 10 in the country.
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George Smith back in contention for AustraliaAustralia veteran George Smith is a chance to make a Lazarus-like comeback in time for next month's British and Irish Lions series after scans revealed his knee injury is not as serious as first feared.
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So what tactics can the All Blacks expect from Les Bleus?While Test teams in the Southern Hemisphere often base their games around a heady amalgamation of domestic tactics combined with some enhancements from the international coaches, in France, this is an almost impossible task.
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