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Fly-half Christian Lealiifano explained that his absence from ACT club duty was down to ‘needing some time away from footy’.

Dean Richards has been banned from coaching for three years by the ERC for his part in the Harlequins ‘Bloodgate’ scandal.

Daniel Carter has been named in the New Zealand starting XV for Saturday’s must-win Tri-Nations/Bledisloe Cup clash against Australia in Sydney.

Harlequins winger Tom Williams has admitted his involvement in the ‘Bloodgate’ scandal was a “grave error of judgment”.