Mealamu leads Blues, as Kaino rests
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Keven Mealamu has been handed the Blues' captain in the absence of regular skipper Jerome Kaino.
The veteran hooker, Mealamu, will lead the team out against the Crusaders in a Super Rugby Round 11 clash in Christchurch on Saturday.
Kaino has been given time out, as part of an agreement with the All Black management, after playing in eight of the Blues' nine games.
He will be joined on the sidelines by fellow All Blacks James Parsons and Charles Piutau, who get their first break.
On the flipside props Tony Woodcock and Charlie Faumuina will join Mealamu in an all-All Black front…
The veteran hooker, Mealamu, will lead the team out against the Crusaders in a Super Rugby Round 11 clash in Christchurch on Saturday.
Kaino has been given time out, as part of an agreement with the All Black management, after playing in eight of the Blues' nine games.
He will be joined on the sidelines by fellow All Blacks James Parsons and Charles Piutau, who get their first break.
On the flipside props Tony Woodcock and Charlie Faumuina will join Mealamu in an all-All Black front…
