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763:"Tonderai Chavhanga"
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629:AMI Stadium
620:Replacement
613:New Zealand
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121:Position(s)
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749:References
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717:Xenophobia
502:All Blacks
440:Springboks
101:University
56:, Zimbabwe
38:1983-12-24
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540:Opponents
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74: in)
733:See also
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343:Apps
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