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"We don't want to be that team after the World Cup which doesn't start too well ... we can't go into a game resting on last year's laurels."
It took a phone call from big brother Rico to convince Hosea Gear to turn his back on a lucrative deal to play in Japan. Now the Highlanders wing has been called into the All Blacks training squad along with Chiefs hooker Hika Elliot.
Chiefs hooker Hikawera Elliot and Highlanders winger Hosea Gear will join the All Blacks' wider training group camp in Wellington.
New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) Chairman Mike Eagle today thanked New Zealand for backing the All Blacks and ensuring Rugby World Cup 2011 was a huge success.
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