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Scott and Beauden Barrett have been recalled to the New Zealand side to take on Australia in the first of back-to-back Bledisloe Cup clashes, with Damian McKenzie stationed at fly half in the absence of Ruben Love and Richie Mo’unga.
Love will miss the remainder of the year due to injury and has been joined on the sidelines by Mo’unga, who suffered a small tear in his calf on Tuesday and has been ruled out of both games against the Wallabies.
McKenzie therefore slides forward from full-back to form a playmaking partnership with the eldest Barrett brother, who begins alongside siblings Scott – returning from back surgery – and Jordie.
Codie Taylor leads the All Blacks in the absence of Ardie Savea, while Shannon Frizell is in line for his first appearance since the 2023 Rugby World Cup final off the bench.
“The Bledisloe Cup means a huge amount to this group. There’s a lot of history and pride tied up in it, and every Test against the Wallabies carries real weight for us,” All Blacks head coach Rennie said.
“We have huge respect for this Australian side and the way they have been playing. We know we’ll need to be at our best.”We’ve been on the road for the last eight games, so the boys are rapt to be home and really looking forward to running out at Eden Park one last time this year.”
The All Blacks have not been beaten at Eden Park since 1994, and have held the Bledisloe Cup – the trans-Tasman prize they contest with Australia – since 2002.
Confidence in the Wallabies camp has been buoyed, though, by the recent success over South Africa in Perth, and head coach Les Kiss is able to name a relatively settled selection.
Isaac Henry comes into the centres to replace the suspended Hunter Paisami in the sole change to the starting XV, while the bench is freshened up with neither Taniela Tupou nor Tom Hooper available having returned to their clubs in Europe.
“Keeping consistency in the starting side gives us a solid foundation, while adding some freshness on the bench will provide energy late in the game,” Kiss explained.
“There aren’t many tougher challenges than playing New Zealand at Eden Park, but it’s one we’re excited by and know that we will need to be at our best in all aspects of our game.”
New Zealand XV to face Australia in Auckland (Saturday 10 October, 7.10am BST): 1 Ethan de Groot, 2 Codie Taylor (capt.), 3 Fletcher Newell; 4 Scott Barrett, 5 Josh Lord; 6 Tupou Vaa’i, 7 Peter Lakai, 8 Wallace Sititi; 9 Cam Roigard, 10 Damian McKenzie; 11 Leroy Carter, 12 Jordie Barrett, 13 Quinn Tupaea, 14 Will Jordan; 15 Beauden Barrett.
Replacements: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 George Bower, 18 Pasilio Tosi, 19 Shannon Frizell, 20 Anton Segner; 21 Kyle Preston, 22 Rieko Ioane, 23 Josh Moorby.
Australia XV: 1 Angus Bell, 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 3 Allan Alaalatoa; 4 Jeremy Williams, 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto; 6 Rob Valetini, 7 Fraser McReight, 8 Harry Wilson (capt.); 9 Ryan Lonergan, 10 Ben Donaldson; 11 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, 12 Len Ikitau, 13 Isaac Henry, 14 Max Jorgensen; 15 Tom Wright.
Replacements: 16 Josh Nasser, 17 Aidan Ross, 18 Massimo De Lutiis, 19 Lachlan Shaw, 20 Nick Champion de Crespigny; 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Declan Meredith, 23 Harry Potter.
