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Ardie Savea will captain the All Blacks in the 2026 Nations Championship after being named skipper of a 34-man squad featuring four uncapped players.

June 22 : New Zealand rugby coach Dave Rennie named Ardie Savea as captain of his first squad which features four uncapped players for the inaugural Nations Championship tests against France, Italy and Ireland.• Xavier Numia, Anton Segner, Fehi Fineanganofo and Josh Moorby are the potential debutants in th

June 22 : New Zealand rugby coach Dave Rennie named Ardie Savea as captain of his first squad which features four uncapped players for the inaugural Nations Championship tests against France, Italy and Ireland.• Xavier Numia, Anton Segner, Fehi Fineanganofo and Josh Moorby are the potential debutants in th

June 20 : Ireland captain Caelan Doris has been forced out of their opening Nations Championship matches next month after suffering injury in Leinster’s United Rugby Championship triumph on Friday.Leinster hooker Dan Sheehan takes over as captain for the tests against Australia, Japan and New Zealand, th

June 20 : Ireland captain Caelan Doris has been forced out of their opening Nations Championship matches next month after suffering injury in Leinster’s United Rugby Championship triumph on Friday.Leinster hooker Dan Sheehan takes over as captain for the tests against Australia, Japan and New Zealand, th