All Blacks team for second Test

The team is (with Test caps in brackets):

Starting XV

1. Joe Moody (12)
2. Dane Coles (37)
3. Owen Franks (79)
4. Brodie Retallick (48)
5. Sam Whitelock (73)
6. Jerome Kaino (68)
7. Sam Cane (32)
8. Kieran Read – captain (85)
9. Aaron Smith (48)
10. Aaron Cruden (38)
11. Waisake Naholo(4)
12. Ryan Crotty (16)
13. Malakai Fekitoa (14)
14. Ben Smith (49)
15. Israel Dagg (49)

Reserves

16. Nathan Harris (3)
17. Wyatt Crockett (46)
18. Charlie Faumuina (34)
19. Patrick Tuipulotu (8)
20. Ardie Savea (1)
21. TJ Perenara (17)
22. Beauden Barrett (36)
23. Seta Tamanivalu (1)

The All Blacks matchday 23 features just two changes from the team that played last weekend’s opening Test match: 73-Test lock Samuel Whitelock returns to the side, replacing Luke Romano, while Israel Dagg has been named at fullback for what will be his 50th Test match, with Ben Smith, who is also playing his 50th Test, moving to the left wing, replacing Julian Savea. The bench is unchanged.

 it was expected that Julian Savea was going to be pushed aside the team,...... and I'm not going to say he played well but, in my view, Naholo had a far worse first half,..... yeah, he ended with 2 tries, broke the defensive line many times and made many meters,....... but almost all of these facts came from gaps opened by the team or other players,... in his first try, Cruden let him with only the try-line in front, he just had to run,...... and like this many others

and that first half was horrendous,..... his aerial game, a disaster,..... didn't catch a ball,..... he even obstructed B. Smith when trying to, and from there came the welsh first try,..... apart from obstructing smith and giving the ball to the welsh, later defending the welsh posession, he went inside the field leaving the outside channel all for Faletau's try,....... a schoolboy mistake,...... defensively he was awful,..... wrongly placed most of times,.....

Savea was very apathetic and defensively was beaten twice by North,..... he's not inform,..... but Naholo was a disaster

 was hoping to see Ardie starting,....... showed he's way better than Cane,...... he should start the last game of the series

Crockett, Tuipulotu and Barret also were outstanding coming from the bench,...... they increased the team's pace and le d to the team's coming back

glad to see Dagg back there,...... hope he shows how good he's

 Congrats to Dagg he forced his way back on the team with improved form. His booming kick is always useful besides his other skills. Can't wait to see him hit the line at pace. Also provides good coverage at the back & could help offset Naholo's mistakes in overage should they occur.
Bench is again something to be feared

 Well done Dagg ,but still a bit harsh on wee Savea,what other side would drop Savea?And what other fans have the luxury of being so harsh on 2 guys[ Naholo/Savea] who scored 3 tries between them ?.I thought Romano had a goodish game but Whitelock is a key player inne ?

 ABasque, it's all very well looking flashy like Ardie did coming on in the last 20 but that's after Cane has done all the earlier grunt work for 60 minutes setting up the platform!Don't be too harsh on Cane just yet; Hansen knows what he's doing.

 Something has gone amiss with Savea this year - has his pace gone down too much this year?   He has not been the player he was last year.   Insofar as Ardie Savea is concerned I think he is an impact player - more a bench player than a starter.     

 The All Blacks are slowly moving forward ... getting their team sorted ... I'm sure we'll see Ardie starting soon. 
As I said earlier, he is definitely the better opensider and has shown that all season long. A fine talent that should be given as much time on the park as possible.
Not sure how you guys are going to do it but bringing the talented McKenzie into the mix must surely be on the cards ... thing is though ... where to put him?!

 McKenzie may well get a run in the 3rd test .Hope he does anyway .

 yeah, A. Savea and J. Kriel have shown they are the best opensides in the SR comp for the last 2 seasons,...... both deserve a start in these series,....... and IMO Savea is more complete,..... his workrate in every aspect of an openside's game is second to none,...... including the breakdown where Kriel doesn't participate as much
sure he's an impact player,...... but could have that impact for the 80 minutes as has proven for the canes

I don't think they'll bring McKenzie yet,....... less with Naholo (and his non-existant aerial game) on the field,....... the AB cannot afford to play with 2 of the 3 outside backs with no skills for the aerial game,....... they could be easily targeted with an avalanche of kick&chases,....... may be for the EOYT

 the welsh team

Wales:

15 Rhys Patchell, 14 Liam Williams, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Hallam Amos, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton (captain), 6 Ross Moriarty, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Luke Charteris, 3 Samson Lee, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Gethin Jenkins.

Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Rob Evans, 18 Tomas Francis, 19 Bradley Davies, 20 Ellis Jenkins, 21 Gareth Davies, 22 Rhys Priestland, 23 Scott Williams.


without their most dangerous player, North, out,........ Warburton playing his 3rd match in a week,........ cannot see this team lasting the 60 minutes they held last week

 Savea may well do what Nonu did when he was dumped ,go away get his head space sorted and get upskilled big time !

 I wonder how his home life is at the moment. 
Sh!t at home can mess with your head.
Hasn't he had domestic issues before ... and wasn't that the cause of his first slump a few years back?