Congratulations to our brothers from the Blues who have just been announced in the squad fore the Vista 2016 All Blacks Northern Tour!
Tour schedule and full squad below...
1. vs IRELAND, Sat 5 Nov, 3.00PM US CDT (Sun 6 Nov, 9.00AM NZT), Soldier Field, CHICAGO
2. vs. ITALY, Sat 12 Nov, 3.00PM CET (Sun 13 Nov, 3.00AM NZT), Stadio Olimpico, ROME
3. vs. IRELAND, Sat 19 Nov, 5.30PM GMT (Sun 20 Nov, 6.30AM NZT), Aviva Stadium, DUBLIN
4. vs. FRANCE, Sat 26 Nov, 9.00PM CET (Sun 27 Nov, 9.00AM NZT), Stade de France, PARIS
Forwards: Hookers Dane Coles (Wellington, 46) Codie Taylor (Canterbury, 11) Liam Coltman (Otago, uncapped) Props Wyatt Crockett (Canterbury, 55) Charlie Faumuina (Auckland, 42) Owen Franks (Canterbury, 87) Joe Moody (Canterbury, 20) Ofa Tu’ungafasi (Auckland, 2) Locks Brodie Retallick (Hawke’s Bay, 57) Luke Romano (Canterbury, 26) Patrick Tuipulotu (Auckland, 10) Samuel Whitelock (Canterbury, 82) Loose Forwards Sam Cane (Bay of Plenty, 37) Elliot Dixon (Southland, 2) Jerome Kaino (Auckland, 74) Steven Luatua (Auckland, 14) Kieran Read, captain (Canterbury, 94) Ardie Savea (Wellington, 9) Liam Squire (Tasman, 6) Matt Todd (Canterbury, 5) |
Backs: Halfbacks Tawera Kerr–Barlow (Waikato, 24) TJ Perenara (Wellington, 26) Aaron Smith (Manawatu, 54) First five–eighths Beauden Barrett (Taranaki, 46) Aaron Cruden (Manawatu, 43) Lima Sopoaga (Southland, 5) Midfielders Ryan Crotty (Canterbury, 24) Malakai Fekitoa (Auckland, 20) Anton Leinert-Brown (Waikato, 5) George Moala (Auckland, 3) Outside backs Israel Dagg (Hawke’s Bay, 58) Rieko Ioane (Auckland, uncapped) Damian McKenzie (Waikato, 1) Waisake Naholo (Taranaki, 8) Julian Savea (Wellington, 49) Ben Smith (Otago, 58) |