{"id":820343,"date":"2026-11-01T02:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T02:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/820343\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T02:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T02:26:08","slug":"all-blacks-confirm-ardie-savea-captaincy-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/820343\/","title":{"rendered":"All Blacks confirm Ardie Savea captaincy replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The All Blacks have confirmed a change of captain ahead of their November Tests, with Ardie Savea ruled out through injury.<\/p>\n<p>Savea will miss the northern hemisphere tour after suffering a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old has not played since New Zealand&#8217;s series against South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>His absence is a major blow for Dave Rennie ahead of the Nations Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Experienced hooker Codie Taylor will continue as captain after leading the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruck.co.uk\/all-blacks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All Blacks<\/a> to two wins over Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old has won 114 Test caps and will lead a 36-man squad.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand face Scotland, Wales and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruck.co.uk\/england-rugby-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England<\/a> in November, with their Twickenham clash set for 21 November.All Blacks confirm captaincy change<\/p>\n<p>Taylor first captained New Zealand in a Test against South Africa in September.<\/p>\n<p>He then retained the role for October&#8217;s two Tests against Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after Taylor&#8217;s earlier appointment, Rennie praised the hooker&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Codie is a top man who has huge mana,&#8221; said Rennie.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His leadership as Tour Captain was important for us during Rugby&#8217;s Greatest Rivalry, so we know he will do an outstanding job in Ardie&#8217;s absence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Taylor also admitted it was a special moment for his family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To lead this team is a massive honour, and I know I&#8217;m lucky to have a lot of good leaders around me who make that job easier.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nine All Blacks ruled out<\/p>\n<p>Savea is one of nine players missing through injury.<\/p>\n<p>Caleb Clarke, Tyrel Lomax and Shannon Frizell are among the other absentees, while Simon Parker is unavailable for personal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>However, Rennie has welcomed back several big names.<\/p>\n<p>Richie Mo&#8217;unga, Jordie Barrett and Anton Lienert-Brown are among eight players returning from injury.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a really strong squad we have selected,&#8221; said Rennie.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re also rapt to have eight players who have played a lot of footy for us this year return from injury.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruck.co.uk\/all-blacks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All Blacks rugby news<\/a> coverage.England showdown awaits<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand begin their November campaign against Scotland on 7 November.<\/p>\n<p>They then travel to Cardiff to face Wales before meeting England at Twickenham on 21 November.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor will hope to lead the All Blacks to three straight victories before the Nations Championship Finals Weekend.<\/p>\n<p>For Steve Borthwick&#8217;s England, Savea&#8217;s absence could offer a welcome boost.<\/p>\n<p>However, New Zealand still have plenty of experience, including Scott Barrett, Beauden Barrett and Will Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>Pick your All Blacks XV<\/p>\n<p>With Savea injured and several other stars unavailable, who would you select for New Zealand&#8217;s November Tests?<\/p>\n<p>Pick your strongest All Blacks XV using our interactive selector below.<\/p>\n<p>See how your team compares with thousands of other rugby fans.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The All Blacks have confirmed a change of captain ahead of their November Tests, with Ardie Savea ruled&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":820344,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[262403,5903,118921,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-820343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-all-blacks-rugby-news","tag-rugby","tag-rugby-news","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}