Rennie shakes up All Blacks for Cape Town clash against Boks
by KickOff Rugby · KickOffAll Blacks coach Dave Rennie has made several changes to his team to face the Springboks in the second Test of the Greatest Rivalry series in Cape Town on Saturday.
There will be three new starters as Leroy Carter, Simon Parker, and George Bower all make the starting XV.
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Tupou Vaa’i will move from flanker to lock, while Patrick Tuipulotu and Xavier Numia are the new faces on the replacements bench.
Kick-off on Saturday in Cape Town is at 17:10.
All Blacks to face Springboks in Cape Town
15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Quinn Tupaea, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Leroy Carter, 10 Ruben Love, 9 Cam Roigard, 8 Ardie Savea (captain), 7 Luke Jacobson, 6 Simon Parker, 5 Tupou Vaa’i, 4 Fabian Holland, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 George Bower.
Replacements: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Xavier Numia, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Patrick Tuipulotu, 20 Peter Lakai, 21 Kyle Preston, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Josh Moorby.