A coach for New Zealand's national rugby team -- the "All Blacks" -- prepares for a training session while holding two Swiss exercise balls on Wednesday at Jean Bouin Stadium in Marseille, France. The team will face Italy in the Pool C opening game of the Rugby World Cup 2007 on Saturday.
"We are all excited to play our first Rugby World Cup match," coach Graham Henry told reporters. "All of the players are very enthusiastic. In fact, we probably need to be sure that we play sensible rugby on Saturday and don't get over-excited."
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