No. | Name | |
---|---|---|
15Jordie Barrett, - | ||
14Ben Smith, - | ||
13Anton Lienert-Brown, - | ||
12Ryan Crotty, - | ||
11Rieko Ioane, - 2 | ||
10Beauden Barrett, - 2 | ||
9Aaron Smith, - | ||
1Karl Tu'inukuafe, - | ||
2Codie Taylor, - | ||
3Owen Franks, - | ||
4Sam Whitelock, - | ||
5Scott Barrett, - | ||
6Liam Squire, - | ||
7Sam Cane, - | ||
8Kieran Read, - | ||
Replacements | ||
16Liam Coltman, - | ||
17Tim Perry, - | ||
18Ofa Tu'ungafasi, - | ||
19Patrick Tuipulotu, - | ||
20Ardie Savea, - | ||
21TJ Perenara, - | ||
22Jack Goodhue, - | ||
23Damian McKenzie, - |
*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold
Match Commentary
There's been a few newslines this week after the All Blacks survived a stern challenge from Argentina in Nelson in round three while the Springboks lost to Australia in a turgid, mistake-riddled affair in Brisbane.
The week began from a Springboks point of view with head coach Rassie Erasmus saying his future depended on the result vs. All Blacks; interesting given he's also the Director of Rugby. As if that weren't interesting enough assistant coach Matt Proudfoot said that transformation and Rugby World Cup preparations were the priority over short-term results.
Meanwhile, Steve Hansen had a little fun, as he likes to do, by suggesting the Boks were favourites for the game.
Here's our preview of the game, with John Goliath believing that a snowball stands a better chance in hell than the Boks hold in Wellington.