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"Well, again, it was really to take the pressure off him. "There was no compulsion to push himself forward or to come out and try to force himself into the frame, unless he's super comfortable. Because we've got three guys doing a good job. The window of opportunity for us is fantastic for those guys to demonstrate they can do a good job at the level. "But Conor has that incredible capacity to exit us well, give us the free-flow and whip out a pass that makes him a world-class player. "So those other guys are building towards that, and the best way to towards that is in the cauldron of Test match pressure."All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has called the Murray absence a “trick”, but Schmidt dismissed that notion. "It's not the injury," he stated, "it's really just how ready Conor is. How fully fit he is.
"Because the injury itself has gone really well... So it is tough to come back into a game of that magnitude though. "It is highly unlikely he will be involved, but as I said, I will talk to him."All eyes will be on Carton House on Sunday evening and Monday morning. If Murray is there, the All Blacks may get a jolt.
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