Tuipulotu to captain All Blacks in tour opener against Stormers
CAPE TOWN, Aug 5 : Patrick Tuipulotu will captain New Zealand in the opening match of their South African tour when they take on the Stormers at the Cape Town Stadium on Friday.
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Uncapped trio called up for All Blacks' 'toughest' tour of South Africa
July 27 : New Zealand coach Dave Rennie has included the uncapped trio of loose forward Semisi Tupou Ta'eiloa, prop Siale Lauaki and flyhalf Josh Jacomb in his 44-man squad for the four-test tour of South Africa.
All Blacks name 44-man squad for blockbuster Springbok tour
New Zealand coach Dave Rennie named three uncapped players in a 44-strong squad Monday while Reiko Ioane and Fabian Holland return for the All Blacks tour of South Africa, an assignment he called “the toughest in rugby”.
All Blacks sweating on Cane injury ahead of France clash
Former captain Sam Cane is an injury doubt for New Zealand ahead of their clash with France next weekend but coach Scott Robertson is confident Beauden Barrett and Codie Taylor will be fit to play in Paris.
All Blacks' Taylor and Barrett ruled out of Ireland test due to concussion
All Black hooker Codie Taylor and fly-half Beauden Barrett have been ruled out of the test match against Ireland on Friday due to concussion protocols, New Zealand announced on Sunday.
Roigard returns, Lakai and Love set for All Blacks debuts against Japan
All Blacks scrumhalf Cam Roigard will play his first test of the year while Peter Lakai and Ruben Love should make their international debuts on Saturday after they were included in the matchday squad to take on Japan in Yokohama.
Tough tour schedule offers learning opportunity for All Blacks, Robertson says
Scott Robertson believes he is going to find out a lot about his All Blacks team over the next six weeks given the tough schedule he was handed for his first end-of-season tour as coach.
Injured All Blacks trio doubts for Ireland Test
Ethan Blackadder, Luke Jacobson and Dalton Papali'i have been forced to drop out of the New Zealand squad due to injury and may miss the Ireland clash at the start of November.