New Zealand delayed its team announcement from Tuesday until Thursday to allow it to monitor the fitness of injured players.
Utility back Richard Kahui has been ruled out of the test with a shoulder injury while winger Joe Rokocoko, with a hamstring strain, and Cowan, with an abdominal injury, remain in doubt.
"While Richard's shoulder injury has ruled him out of this weekend's Test, we are postponing the announcement of the team until Thursday to give the medical staff more time to assess the fitness of the other players," coach Graham Henry said.
All Blacks doctor Deb Robinson said scans showed Kahui had suffered soft tissue damage to his shoulder and he will see a specialist on Monday.
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While Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert O'Brien agreed to block the sale Friday, he imposed a $250,000 bond that Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill would have to pay to get a restraining order issued. Her attorney, Ronald Palmieri, said the amount is too high and can't be met. "We won on a legal basis, and the judge took it away from us on an economic basis," Palmieri said. "That is very sad."
Luckinbill is the daughter of Ball and first husband Desi Arnaz. She sought the return of some of the items after Susie Morton, the widow of Ball's second husband, Gary Morton, offered them for sale.
Ball and Gary Morton were married until the time of the actress' death in 1989. He later married Susie Morton. She consigned several items to Heritage Auction Galleries, including a Rolls-Royce, some of the couple's love letters, photos and Ball's personal items. The items are scheduled to go on sale Saturday at an auction being conducted online and in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Morton sued Luckinbill this week, seeking a judge's order allowing the sale to go forward. Luckinbill in turn sought the restraining order Friday.
Through Palmieri, she had sought the return of the love letters and Ball's lifetime achievement awards, which she said would be donated to a museum honoring her mother.
Heritage President Greg Rohan has said the auction house supported Susie Morton and had received documentation from her affirming her right to sell the items.
Susie Morton's lawsuit claimed that Luckinbill had forfeited her right to the items after her mother's estate was distributed.
Botha's place in the Springboks' lineup was taken by Danie Rossouw, who re-forms an established second row partnership with Victory Matfield, while Du Plessis' replacement was C.J. van der Linde.
Backrower Ryan Kankowski joins the reserves in the only other change to the match-day squad.
South Africa coach Peter de Villiers said he was confident his team could come back from the Auckland defeat.
"The way you lose is not as important as how you stand up from such a defeat," de Villiers said.
"The guys know they didn't perform well, they remain proud and they realize that they have hard work ahead of them this week. The All Blacks were very good at the weekend and they did not allow us space to play the way we wanted."
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New Zealand: to be named Thursday.
South Africa: Zane Kirchner, Jean de Villiers, Jaque Fourie, Wynand Oliver, Bryan Habana, Morne Steyn, Ricky Januarie, Pierre Spies, Francois Louw, Schalk Burger, Victor Matfield, Danie Rossouw, C.J. van der Linde, John Smit (captain), Gurthro Steenkamp. Reserves: Chiliboy Ralepelle, B.J. Botha, Andries Bekker, Ryan Kankowski, Ruan Pienaar, Butch James, Gio Aplon.
