Simon Mannering made New Zealand captain

Friday 01 March 2013 00:00 GMT

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Simon Mannering has been appointed as New Zealand's new captain. The 26-year-old centre or second rower is the successor to Benji Marshall, who was stripped of the captaincy by coach Stephen Kearney.

Mannering will lead the Kiwis in a one-off Test against Australia in April and the World Cup, which will be held in the United Kingdom and France in the autumn. Kearney said: "He was the logical choice to step up as captain."

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