WELLINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert will be forced to rejig his defence for their Oceania World Cup qualifier against Tahiti after captain Ryan Nelsen and Winston Reid remained in Britain to have treatment for injuries. The All Whites face Oceania champions Tahiti in Papeete on Friday (0600 GMT on Saturday) in their third match of the final round of Oceania World Cup qualifying for the 2014 finals in Brazil. Queens Park Rangers' Nelsen suffered a knee injury and West Ham United's Reid had back spasms in the English Premier League last weekend but New Zealand Football had been hopeful the pair would arrive in time for the match in Papeete. On Wednesday, however,...
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