Hooker Dane Coles has also been replaced in the All Blacks 23, with it believed that he has picked up a calf injury. Taking Coles’s spot on the bench is Samisoni Taukei’aho.
Any late squad changes UR
Late change for New Zealand: Scott Barrett has been feeling unwell and as a result been withdrawn from tonight’s Bledisloe Cup Test. He has been replaced on the bench by Patrick Tuipulotu.
New Zealand host trans tasman rivals Australia in the first of three Bledisloe tests. The All Blacks have remarkably held the Bledisloe Cup since 2003 and the Wallabies will be desperate to get their hands back on the trophy. This will be the first of two test matches played in Auckland before the teams head to Perth for the third encounter. Head to head these sides have met on 170 occasions, with New Zealand winning 117 to Australia’s 45 to go along with eight draws. I’m Craig and will be taking you through the action with live updates and running commentary.
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