All Blacks

2022 - 6 - 30

Two debutants named in All Blacks 23 to play Ireland (RNZ)

Crusaders winger Leicester Fainga'anuku will make his All Blacks debut on the wing, while Chiefs loosie Pita Gus Sowakula will debut off the bench in the ...

20/Dalton Papalii (12) 6/ Scott Barrett (48) There is a rich history between the two teams which first met in 1905.

All Blacks wing Leicester Fainga'anuku to debut against Ireland (All Blacks)

Head Coach Ian Foster said the selectors were excited to name the first All Blacks test team for 2022.

15. Jordie Barrett (36) 11. Leicester Fainga’anuku* (0) 10. Beauden Barrett (101) 6. Scott Barrett (48) There is an incredibly rich history between the two teams which first met in 1905. Scott Barrett wears the number 6 jersey with Captain Sam Cane at 7 and Ardie Savea at the back of the scrum.

All Blacks: Scott Barrett surprise selection at blindside flanker for ... (Stuff.co.nz)

All Blacks coach Ian Foster has shifted Barrett from lock, and rewarded the uncapped Leicester Fainga'anuku with a start on the left wing.

A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. Crusaders wing George Bridge, who toured with the All Blacks last year, has been overlooked. If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. Foster has also made some intriguing selections in the front row, with Ofa Tuungafasi getting the nod at tighthead prop. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. Foster also said that Papalii still wasn’t 100 percent after recent surgery for appendicitis.

Blues wing Mark Telea called up to All Blacks as Covid cover (1 News)

Telea has been added to the squad for the Ireland series as a replacement for Will Jordan, who earlier this week tested positive for Covid-19.

The All Blacks said Telea will likely remain with the All Blacks until the end of next week. The All Blacks are due to name their first-Test line-up at 11.30am on Thursday. Crusaders teammates David Havili and Jack Goodhue have it as well.

Two new All Blacks in squad, Barrett at 10 (New Zealand Herald)

Head coach Ian Foster said the selectors were excited to name the first All Blacks test team for 2022. "This is doubly exciting for us playing at a packed Eden ...

6 Scott Barrett (48) There is an incredibly rich history between the two teams which first met in 1905. Debutant Fainga'anuku gets his first start in the number 11 jersey with fellow Crusader Sevu Reece on the right wing.

All Blacks' big selection punt for Ireland clash (Wide World of Sports)

All Blacks coach Ian Foster takes big punt with selection of Scott Barrett at blindside flanker.

All streaming ad free, live and on demand only on Stan Sport Watch every match of the July Test series on the home of rugby, Stan Sport. Kicks off on July 2 with Wallabies vs England live in 4K plus All Blacks vs Ireland, Springboks vs Wales and much more. COVID-19-stricken All Blacks coach Ian Foster has rolled the dice at the selection table for the first Test against Ireland by naming Scott Barrett to start at blindside flanker.

All Blacks name team to face Ireland (Newstalk ZB)

The All Blacks selectors have picked two new caps for the first test against Ireland on Saturday while going back to Scott Barrett in the six jersey, for t.

6 Scott Barrett (48) There is an incredibly rich history between the two teams which first met in 1905. Scott Barrett wears the number 6 jersey with captain Sam Cane at 7 and Ardie Savea at the back of the scrum.

Two new caps, a blast from the past as All Blacks steel for Irish (1 News)

Bruising wing Leicester Fainga'anuku and loose forward Pita Gus Sowakula have earned selections, while Scott Barrett's selection is described as 'exciting'.

"He had a couple of glitches at the end he would have learned a lot from but we have a lot of faith in him. "Ofa was probably the form prop in New Zealand rugby for the first 80 per cent of the season," Foster said. England brought in then and we’re expecting Ireland to be right into it from the start. he’s a physical man and he’ll get stuck in." I’ve played there a few times this season and in the past as well. Nepo Laulala is out with neck pain, with Māori All Black Tyrel Lomax to fill in as cover over the next few days. We don’t just see it as a stopgap measure, it’s probably been sped up a little bit with Akira and Dalton and the niggles they’ve had." "Is it going to be perfect? Only one year from the next World Cup, it’s also likely to be something the selectors will persevere with. "I didn’t spend too long thinking about the 2019 game," Foster said. In fact, he’s probably our most dynamic lock ball carrier now so I think we can utilise that at No.6." "We took some lessons from that, but I think they were learned a long time ago.

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