Sam Cane acknowledges hype surrounding fellow flanker Ardie SaveaANDREW CORNAGA/PHOTOSPORT Sam Cane makes a run against Wales in the series opener at Eden Park, Ardie Savea's test debut. PHIL WALTER/GETTY IMAGES Cut from the same cloth: Ardie Savea and Sam Cane share the openside flanker role since the retirement of Richie McCaw. As the "Ardie, Ardie" chant reverberated around Westpac Stadium on Saturday night, Sam Cane was at least conditioned to handle the hype about his rival for the All Black openside flanker role. Instead, the 24-year-old has not only had to contend with replacing the nigh irreplaceable, Cane also finds himself overshadowed - against Wales at least - by Ardie Savea. "We look at the 23 and think about how do we use the different skills sets we've got.

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