Watch every second of the Women’s Super Rugby Champions Final live and on demand via Stan Sport.<\/a><\/p>\n22-year-old Tupou Ta’eiloa is coming off a monster year for the side, scoring four tries in 2026.<\/p>\n
He is joined by flyhalf Josh Jacomb and prop Siale Lauaki as the other uncapped players.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis tour will challenge us and demand the very best of us. We have selected a squad that we know is up to the challenge,” coach Rennie said. <\/p>\n
“It\u2019s a balanced blend of experienced Test players and a cohort of younger players who will be keen to work hard and showcase their skillset on tour.
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\u201cWe are thrilled for those players who will have the opportunity to pull on the All Blacks jersey for the first time, and welcome back those who are returning to the group.
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Highlanders duo Fabian Holland and Timoci Tavatavanawai are among the returning All Blacks named in the squad.<\/p>\n
Holland is set for his first appearance of the year after missing the Super Rugby Pacific season with a shoulder issue.<\/p>\n
Ollie Norris, George Bell, Ethan Blackadder, Rieko Ioane and Emoni Narawa are the other capped players named, with Ioane linking up with the All Blacks prior to the Ireland Test.<\/p>\n
Hurricanes co-captain Du’Plessis Kirifi remains a notable exclusion, whilst returning flyhalf Richie Mo’unga will likely have to wait for an injury to get a call-up, set to return to New Zealand Rugby via the NPC.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith eight matches in six weeks, including a four-Test series against the Springboks, this would have to be the toughest tour in rugby. Every player will be required to play their part across this tour, whether it\u2019s preparing to play or helping their mates prepare.
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\u201cIt will be an intense seven weeks of touring but an excellent opportunity for us to pit ourselves against the current benchmark team in world rugby, and to build connections with each other in a way that only a tour of this scale can do. What we learn about ourselves on and off-field will set us up well for the Rugby World Cup in 2027.”
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\u201cThe franchise games will provide an opportunity for other leaders in the group to step in as Captain, before Ardie Savea arrives in South Africa ahead of the first Test match. Ardie has carried a massive workload in the last couple of years and we think it is best for him to have an extended break so he can come back ready to lead us into the Test series. We have a number of excellent leaders in our squad who will embrace the chance to captain the side.\u201d<\/p>\n
ALL BLACKS SQUAD FOR GREATEST RIVALRY TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA<\/p>\n
Forwards<\/p>\n
Hookers<\/p>\n
Asafo Aumua, Codie Taylor, Samisoni Taueki’aho, George Bell<\/p>\n
Props<\/p>\n
Ethan de Groot, George Bower, Xavier Numia, Ollie Norris, Tyrel Lomax, Fletcher Newell, Pasilio Tosi, Siale Lauaki<\/p>\n
Locks<\/p>\n
Tupou Vaa’i, Patrick Tuipulotu, Josh Lord, Sam Darry, Fabian Holland<\/p>\n
Back Row<\/p>\n
Peter Lakai, Simon Parker, Ethan Blackadder, Luke Jacobson, Anton Segner, Ardie Savea (c), Wallace Sititi, Semisi Tupou Ta’eiloa<\/p>\n
Backs<\/p>\n
Scrumhalves<\/p>\n
Cameron Roigard, Cortez Ratima, Kyle Preston<\/p>\n
Flyhalves<\/p>\n
Ruben Love, Beauden Barrett, Damian McKenzie, Josh Jacomb<\/p>\n
Centres<\/p>\n
Jordie Barrett, Quinn Tupaea, Billy Proctor, Anton Lienert-Brown, Timoci Tavatavanawai<\/p>\n
Outside Backs<\/p>\n
Caleb Clarke, Fehi Fineanganofo, Leroy Carter, Josh Moorby, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Emoni Narawa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Moana Pasifika powerhouse Semisi Tupou Ta’eiloa is one of several new faces in the All Blacks squad ahead…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":826024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[10751,64,63,760,85,2995],"class_list":["post-826023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-all-blacks","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-springboks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/826024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}