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New Zealand will look to brush off a preparatory week disrupted by a COVID-19 outbreak in the squad and reassert their ascendancy over Ireland in Saturday's first test of their July series at fortress Eden Park.
Ireland on Thursday named all four of their New Zealand-born players in their line-up for the first Test against the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday.
Powerhouse wing Leicester Fainga'anuku will make his All Blacks debut after being named on Thursday in the side to start against Ireland in the first Test as Covid struck down another New Zealand coach.
Beauden Barrett will start at flyhalf in place of Richie Mo'unga and his brother Scott at blindside flanker for the All Blacks in the first of three July tests against Ireland at Eden Park on Saturday.
The Crusaders have named a powerful starting lineup for the much anticipated inaugural Super Rugby Pacific final against the Blues at Eden Park on Saturday.
An impregnable defence and two tries to Cullen Grace saw the Crusaders overpower the Chiefs 20-7 in a ferocious Super Rugby semi-final in Christchurch on Friday.
:The Canterbury Crusaders marched into the Super Rugby final with a 20-7 win over the Waikato Chiefs on Friday, producing stonewall defence to safeguard their Christchurch fortress yet again.
