The\u00a0All Blacks\u2019\u00a0selectors have named their team to play\u00a0Scotland\u00a0at\u00a0Edinburgh\u2019s Murrayfield Stadium this weekend, with\u00a0three\u00a0changes to\u00a0last week’s\u00a0starting side\u00a0against\u00a0Ireland\u00a0and three new impact players on the bench.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With\u00a0last week\u2019s Captain and Vice-Captain,\u00a0brothers\u00a0Scott and\u00a0Jordie Barrett,\u00a0ruled out with injury,\u00a0Josh\u00a0Lord\u00a0and Leicester\u00a0Fainga\u2019anuku\u00a0will start at lock and\u00a0centre\u00a0respectively. That sees Sam Darry enter the 23 as lock cover, while the midfield reshuffle means Quinn\u00a0Tupaea\u00a0will\u00a0start at second-five and Billy Proctor will come onto the bench.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The only other change to the line-up that beat Ireland in Chicago is in the loose forwards, with Wallace\u00a0Sititi\u00a0starting at\u00a0blindside flanker\u00a0this week and\u00a0Du\u2019Plessis\u00a0Kirifi\u00a0coming into the side in an impact role.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ardie Savea will\u00a0captain the side on Saturday afternoon in Edinburgh, with Codie Taylor and Beauden Barrett on\u00a0vice-captain duties.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scotland will be celebrating 100 years of international rugby at Murrayfield with this Test, while the All Blacks will be aiming to\u00a0retain\u00a0their 120-year winning\u00a0streak against Scotland. \u00a0All Blacks Head Coach Scott Robertson said these records will add to the occasion and give both teams plenty of motivation heading into the match.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are honoured to be part of the 100th\u00a0anniversary of rugby at Murrayfield, it will be a special occasion. We have a proud history with Scotland and recent games between us have been close. We have named the best team to reflect the challenge we know Scotland will present.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
All Blacks vs\u00a0Scotland:\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t(Test caps in brackets)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
1.\u202fEthan de Groot (38)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t2.\u00a0Codie Taylor (104)\u00a0(Vice-Captain)\u00a0
\n\t3.\u202fFletcher Newell (32)\u00a0
\n\t4.\u202fJosh Lord\u00a0(9)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t5.\u00a0Fabian\u00a0Holland (10)\u00a0
\n\t6.\u202fWallace\u00a0Sititi\u00a0(16)\u00a0
\n\t7.\u202fArdie Savea (104) (Captain)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t8.\u00a0Peter Lakai (6)\u00a0
\n\t9.\u202fCam\u00a0Roigard\u00a0(15)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t10.\u202fBeauden Barrett (142)\u202f(Vice-Captain)\u00a0
\n\t11.\u202fCaleb Clarke (31)\u00a0
\n\t12.\u202fQuinn\u00a0Tupaea\u00a0(22)\u00a0
\n\t13.\u202fLeicester\u00a0Fainga\u2019anuku\u00a0(9)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t14.\u202f\u00a0Leroy Carter (4)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t15.\u202f\u00a0Will Jordan (51)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\n\t16.\u202f\u00a0Samisoni\u00a0Taukei\u2019aho\u00a0(40)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t17.\u202fTamaiti\u00a0Williams (24)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t18.\u00a0Pasilio\u00a0Tosi (13)\u00a0
\n\t19.\u202fSam Darry (6)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t20.\u202f\u202fDu\u2019Plessis\u00a0Kirifi\u00a0(6)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t21.\u202fCortez Ratima (19)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t22.\u202fBilly Proctor (9)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t23.\u202f\u00a0Damian McKenzie (71)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unavailable for\u00a0selection:\u00a0\u00a0Scott Barrett (leg laceration) Jordie Barrett (high ankle).\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tMATCH FACTS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tThe All Blacks\u00a0remain\u00a0unbeaten against Scotland in a rivalry going back to 1905. \u00a0On November 18, ten days after the match at Murrayfield, the unbeaten streak reaches\u00a0its\u00a0120th anniversary. \u00a0\u00a0
\n\tThis will be the 20th time the All Blacks have played Scotland at Murrayfield, and the sides have drawn there twice.\u00a0
\n\tNew Zealand has only played Scotland twice in the\u00a0past decade, with the last match being in 2022. The last\u00a0three\u00a0matches have seen wins of only\u00a0eight,\u00a0five\u00a0and\u00a0eight\u00a0points successively.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tIn 1946,\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0Zealand Expeditionary Forces team, known as the ‘Kiwis’, played against a strong Scotland team on January 19. \u00a0Scotland won the match 11-6. \u00a0These were part of the ‘Victory Internationals’ series, and neither country awarded caps, although teams were close to the strongest available for national\u00a0selection\u00a0at the time.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tBeauden Barrett\u00a0is the only member of the current squad to start twice against Scotland, and the only to play\u00a0three\u00a0matches\u00a0in total. \u00a0\u00a0Nobody in the current group has scored more than\u00a0one\u00a0try\u00a0against Scotland\u00a0(Codie Taylor,\u00a0Samisoni\u00a0Taukei\u2019aho, Scott Barrett,\u00a0Beauden Barrett\u00a0and\u00a0Damian McKenzie\u00a0have each scored one try against Scotland). Beauden\u00a0Barrett has\u00a0scored\u00a0the most points\u00a0against Scotland (12).\u00a0
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