Mealamu returns for the All Blacks

Rugby: Hooker Keven Mealamu returned from a two-match suspension while lock Brad Thorn has recovered from a hamstring strain…

Rugby:Hooker Keven Mealamu returned from a two-match suspension while lock Brad Thorn has recovered from a hamstring strain to be named in the All Blacks' starting XV for their test against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

Coach Graham Henry also brought in Isaia Toeava, Jimmy Cowan and Sonny Bill Williams in five changes to the starting side that beat Ireland 38-18 last week as the All Blacks seek their third grand slam in five years at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

"The team wants to finish the tour on a high with a good performance against Wales and the chance to create their own piece of history with a grand slam," said Henry.

The All Blacks will wear white armbands and also observe a minute's silence before the match in rememberance of the 29 men who were killed in two explosions in the Pike River Coal mine on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island.

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Australia coach Robbie Deans also named his starting XV to take on France at the Stade de France on Saturday.

New Zealand team (v Wales):M Muliaina, I Toeava, C Smith, S Bill Williams, H Gear, D Carter, J Cowan; K Read, R McCaw (captain), J Kaino, S Whitelock, B Thorn, O Franks, K Mealamu, T Woodcock. Replacements: A Hore, J Afoa, A Boric, D Braid, A Ellis, S Donald, M Nonu.

Australia team (v France):K Beale, J O'Connor, A Ashley-Cooper, B Barnes, D Mitchell, Q Cooper, W Genia, B McCalman, D Pocock, R Elsom (captain), N Sharpe, R Simmons, B Alexander, S Moore, J Slipper. Replacements:T Polota-Nau, B Robinson, M Chisholm S Higginbotham, L Burgess, M Giteau, L Turner