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Rieko Ioane was left on the bench for Bledisloe II in Auckland on Sunday.
All Blacks coach Ian Foster revealed his side on Friday, and with it, some changes, both injury-related and otherwise, which he took to the park in a 16-16 draw in the first game of the season. series in Wellington last weekend.
Ioane, who made an embarrassing mistake by scoring a try in the shocking stalemate in the capital, has been replaced in center by Anton Lienert-Brown, who will join Jack Goodhue in midfield.
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Rieko Ioane has been left on the bench for Sunday’s Bledisloe II in Auckland.
The other big news is on the injury front, both good and bad, with Sam Whitelock’s blocking out of the way, but Beauden Barrett is ready to make a comeback.
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Whitelock, New Zealand’s fourth most capped test player, was unavailable for selection due to a concussion sustained in-game at Sky Stadium.
In his absence, Tupou Vaa’i, who debuted off the bench in Wellington, moved up to start in the second row, with Scott Barrett named to the bench for his first game since sustaining a toe injury in June.
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A concussion has ruled Sam Whitelock out of the All Blacks’ rematch with the Wallabies.
It will mean a trio of Barretts at Eden Park, with Beauden set to return as fullback, having been scratched on the eve of the game from Test 1 due to a minor Achilles tendon injury.
Jordie Barrett has remained on the right wing, while Caleb Clarke will have a first test outing, on the left, following a strong cameo from the bench on debut, along with news Thursday night that George Bridge he was ruled out of rugby for six months. after sustaining a chest injury in training. That has also seen the starter of the first test, Damian McKenzie, step on the bench.
There’s another change to the starting lineup, with the hookers swapping places, which sees Dane Coles promoted to XV and Codie Taylor to play off the bench.
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Beauden Barrett has been named to come back from his Achilles tendon injury.
Nepo Laulala returns to the reserves, having been a late withdrawal from the first test for personal reasons, while Blues mainstay Alex Hodgman is set to debut, having been selected on the bench ahead of Karl Tu ‘ inukuafe.
“Alex has been awesome in the training weeks,” said Foster. “He’s mobile and he’s made great strides in his scrum so it’s a great opportunity for him in his first test.”
On Friday, the All Blacks announced that winger Sevu Reece and prop Tyrel Lomax would be released to play Tasman in their Miter 10 Cup match against Auckland at Eden Park on Saturday night, before rejoining the national team after the game.
The All Blacks will be confident that their strength at Eden Park will be a big factor as they haven’t lost there since 1994, a 43-game streak.
The Wallabies haven’t beaten the Men in Black there in their last 19 meetings, and their last win was in 1986.
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All Blacks coach Ian Foster has made some changes to his lineup for Bledisloe II.
After last weekend’s result, Bledisloe is effectively back to a three-game series, and the Wallabies now only need two wins instead of three to regain the trophy they lost in 2003.
“The Bledisloe series is back to square one and is starting again this weekend, which is exciting,” said Foster. “It is the last test at home for us, so there will also be great excitement among our fans. There is everything to play and we cannot wait.
“Our preparation this week has been really good. It was our first test together last weekend and while there were some aspects of our game that got us quite excited, especially around our set, we didn’t get the performance we wanted, so there has been a lot to work on. in.
“We need to be smarter with our ball and more focused on defense.”
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All the black people: Beauden Barrett, Jordie Barrett, Anton Lienert-Brown, Jack Goodhue, Caleb Clarke, Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith, Ardie Savea, Sam Cane (c), Shannon Frizell, Tupou Vaa’i, Patrick Tuipulotu, Ofa Tuungafasi, Dane Coles , Joe Moody. Bookings: Codie Taylor, Alex Hodgman, Nepo Laulala, Scott Barrett, Hoskins Sotutu, TJ Perenara, Rieko Ioane, Damian McKenzie.
