All Blacks team named for second Bledisloe Cup Test

All Blacks team named for second Bledisloe Cup Test

allblacks.com     25 Aug 2016     Getty Images

The All Blacks side to play the second Bledisloe Cup match in the Investec Rugby Championship at Westpac Stadium, Wellington, on Saturday 27 August has been named, with new All Black Anton Lienert-Brown to make his Test debut. The matchday 23 is (with Test caps in brackets. New All Blacks in bold):

1. Joe Moody (14)
2. Dane Coles (40)
3. Owen Franks (81)
4. Brodie Retallick (51)
5. Samuel Whitelock (76)
6. Jerome Kaino (70)
7. Sam Cane (35)
8. Kieran Read - captain (88)
9. Aaron Smith (51)
10. Beauden Barrett (40)
11. Julian Savea (44)
12. Anton Lienert-Brown
13. Malakai Fekitoa (16)
14. Israel Dagg (52)
15. Ben Smith (52)

16. James Parsons (1)
17. Wyatt Crockett (49)
18. Charlie Faumuina (37)
19. Liam Squire (2)
20. Ardie Savea (3)
21. TJ Perenara (20)
22. Aaron Cruden (40)
23. Seta Tamanivalu (2)

All Blacks v Australia – key facts

• When he takes the field this weekend, Wyatt Crockett will not only play his 50th Test, but also his 300th first-class match. Crockett also holds a unique world record: he has played in 38 consecutive Test matches without defeat. The last loss he experienced in an All Blacks jersey was the All Blacks 2012 loss to England

• Julian Savea scored his 40th try last weekend and is thus on 200 points for the All Blacks. Aaron Cruden is sitting on 299 points for the All Blacks.

• Beauden Barrett finished last weekend’s Test match with 199 points for the All Blacks. He has also scored six tries in his last six Tests.

• All Blacks Captain Kieran Read has won his first 13 Tests as captain. All Blacks legend Sir Brian Lochore holds the world record of winning his first 14 Tests.

•The All Blacks have scored 1,885 tries to date in their history and will be the first side to score 1,900 Test tries. France are second on 1,683 tries.

No prizes for guessing who is going to be in every single Testrugby Fantasy team this weekend!
I thought they'd play Fekitoa at 2nd 5 and Tamanivalu at centre but well done to Anton Lienert-Brown.

 congrats Crockett,...... great player and scrummager,.... very underrated, criticized and incorrectly penalized,..... but one of the strongests scrummagers and ball carriers

finally Antom Lienert-Brown is the choosen,...... didn't see to much of him but remember him solid,...... let see how he handle the test level

the other change in the starting line-up, B. Smith and Dagg switching positions,... Smith was alittle bit absent last game so it could be good for him to be in his preferred position,......

James Parsons and Tamanivalu get the bench vacants,.... but I don't think they will have too much time unless injuries

 Still looks a pretty damn good team ,congrats indeed to Leinert Brown .Coles seemed to have no probs last week so good to see him OK ,first rate hookers have been at a premium of late .

 The Quaalude is licking his chops.

ABs building depth, we will see how ALB goes & if Cooper has another disastrous game, you never know with him.

Whatever happened to the days when the All Blacks had two teams? At the moment the B team might put up more opposition than the other test teams

 The ABs are good, but Oz and the Boks  have declined alarmingly. The Poms may be the best measure....in the meantime I have my tickets for the ABs vs Ireland in Chicago.

 Agree poms only team even half worthy of taking ABs - and they're not playing till end of next year... 
You know your teams in trouble when they are relying on 35yos playing retirement rugby in france... 
Unfort not looking too much better - junior rugby participation in oz nearing all time low - while soccer and AFL continue to grow...
I guess at least kiwis can win a gold in rugby... or hang on... they didnt our girls dominated.. XD LOL

 Yeah ... I enjoyed the girls final.
Congrats!!
The Wallabies have a good team ... on paper that is. They're not playing as one though and are bound to be thumped even further with Cooper back in the mix.
It's a foolish decision to select him against the All Blacks in New Zealand. 
Cheika seems a little desperate.

 Oh hang o  Redsmong ,our men dominated those girls you put on the paddock last week .How sad to have to rely on women to do your rugby for you .