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Hansen preps All Blacks for unlikely kicking contest against England

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is leaving nothing to chance in match against England. (Photo: Courtesy)

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is leaving nothing to chance in his Rugby World Cup semi-final against England, even the unlikely possibility of a kicking contest to decide the game.

New Zealand will face England in an expected evenly contested semi-final in Yokohama on Sunday, with neither side red-hot favourites for a place in the Nov. 2 final.

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