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Blackburn's Nelsen happy to duck NZ jaunt

Blackburn Rovers defender Ryan Nelsen will not play for New Zealand against Fiji because his wife is expecting their first child.

The defender said: "My wife is pregnant, so I don't have to go down to New Zealand and I'm saved 70 hours on a plane."

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