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All Blacks hand Test debut to Highlanders skipper Tavatavanawai

July 10, 2025 3 Min Read
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All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has made two enforced adjustments to his beginning aspect for the second Take a look at towards France and given centre Timoci Tavatavanawai the prospect to win his first cap off the bench on Saturday.

Patrick Tuipulotu has been named within the second row rather than captain Scott Barrett, who has been dominated out of the remainder of the sequence by a calf tear, and Caleb Clarke comes into the aspect for Sevu Reece.


Reece was concussed when the All Blacks edged a weakened France workforce 31-27 in Dunedin final Saturday, a efficiency Robertson will need to see an enchancment on this weekend at Wellington Regional Stadium.

“Each groups now have a greater thought of what they are going to get on Saturday evening, and each will carry for this subsequent event,” Robertson stated.

“We all know the place we have to enhance.”

Tavatavanawai, who left Fiji on the age of 16 to pursue his rugby desires in New Zealand, comes onto the bench rather than Quinn Tupaea as cowl for the centre partnership of Billy Proctor and Jordie Barrett.

The 27-year-old earned his call-up with a superb Tremendous Rugby Pacific marketing campaign by which he was a continuing menace to the opposition together with his energy and tempo in addition to his presence over the ball on the breakdown.

Rieko Ioane continues in his new place on the wing however swaps sides to permit Clarke to take up his standard spot on the left flank.

Ardie Savea steps up from vice-captain to skipper the workforce in his dwelling metropolis and is prone to retain the position for subsequent week’s ultimate Take a look at in Hamilton.

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All Blacks workforce for second Take a look at

Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Billy Proctor, Jordie Barrett, Caleb Clarke, Beauden Barrett, Cam Roigard, Christian Lio-Willie, Ardie Savea, Tupou Vaa’i, Fabian Holland, Patrick Tuipulotu, Fletcher Newell, Codie Taylor, Ethan de Groot

Replacements: Samisoni Taukei’aho, Ollie Norris, Pasilio Tosi, Samipeni Finau, Du’Plessis Kirifi, Cortez Ratima, Timoci Tavatavanawai, Damian McKenzie

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