Uncapped Players or Players with 1 or 2 caps:
Will: Rhys Marshall, Nathan Harris, Fafili Levave, Malikai Faikatoa. Toomaga-Allen
Wont: Peranara.
Leavave particularly has come leaps and bounds, on attack on defense he has imo with lam been the inform backrower of super, ill go as far and say best ball carrier in the world currently.
Rhys Marshall needs work on lineouts, but almost a complete game, great ball carrier.
Harris showed alot of potential, very quick
for a hooker. With mealamu on the verge of retirement good too see some depth coming
at hooker.
Faikatoa has been super rugbys best centre,
strong ball runner, links well with outsides. Good defender.
Peranara when on can be sublime, but he has too many flaws in his game, and is lacking substancey. Hes still too ill disciplined, too error ridden, stupid decision
making. Hes behind Smith and Kerr Barlow presently.
For the first squad named for the June Tests.
1. Crockett 2. Coles 3. O Franks 4. Retilluck
5. Whitelock 6. Messam 7. Mccaw (c) 8. Read 9. Smith 10. Carter 11. Savea 12. Nonu 13. Smith 14. Smith 15. Dagg
16. Mealamu 17. B Franks 18. Romano 19. Kaino 20. Kerr-Barlow 21. Barratt 22. Jane
23. Woodcock 24. Marshall 25. Thrush 26. Levave 27. Peranara/Pulu 8. A Savea 29. Cruden 30. Todd 31. Tamifuna 32. L Braid 33. Vito
