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Rugby-All Blacks team to face South Africa

CAPE TOWN, Oct 5 (Reuters) - All Blacks coach Steve Hansen named the following team on Thursday to face South Africa in their final Rugby Championship clash in Cape Town on Saturday. Team: 15-Damian McKenzie, 14-Nehe Milner-Skudder, 13-Ryan Crotty, 12-Sonny Bill Williams, 11-Rieko Ioane, 10-Beauden Barrett, 9-Aaron Smith, 8-Kieran Read (captain), 7-Sam Cane, 6-Liam Squire, 5-Scott Barrett, 4-Sam Whitelock, 3-Nepo Laulala, 2-Dane Coles, 1-Kane Hames Replacements: 16-Codie Taylor, 17-Wyatt Crockett, 18-Ofa Tu'ungafasi, 19-Patrick Tuipulotu, 20-Matt Todd, 21-Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22-Lima Sopoaga, 23-David Havili (Reporting by Greg Stutchbury in Wellington; Editing by Sudipto Ganguly)