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ESPN staff
All Blacks coach Ian Foster has made five changes to his starting side for the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Auckland, two of which see Rieko Ioane and Codie Taylor demoted to the bench.
Star playmaker Beauden Barrett returns at fullback, having been a late scratching through injury last week, but it is not good news for lock Sam Whitelock who has been ruled out through concussion.
Ioane’s place in the starting side has been taken by Anton Lienert-Brown, while Caleb Clarke gets a start on the wing in place of the inured George Bridge.
Up front, Whitelock’s is replaced by another second-gamer in Tupou Vaa’i, while Scott Barrett has been included among the replacements after overcoming the foot injury that saw him sidelined for the entirety of Super Rugby Aotearoa.
NEW ZEALAND: 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.
Replacements: Codie Taylor, Alex Hodgman (debut), Nepo Laulala, Scott Barrett, Hoskins Sotutu, TJ Perenara, Rieko Ioane, Damian McKenzie.