Supporters will get a first glance at the All Blacks' short-term and longer-term futures when a side with 12 starting changes meets Australia in their second Bledisloe Cup Test of the season in Dunedin on Saturday afternoon.
Making their best start to their Test season of the modern era against a Tier One nation, the All Blacks were unrelenting in the pressure they applied on Argentina all across the field for a 41-12 win in the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship in Mendoza.
Doing the basics well will be the mantra for the All Blacks heading into their first game of the season, their Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship game against Argentina in Mendoza on Sunday (NZT).
All Blacks selectors have unveiled their first team of the year, naming one debutant to face Argentina in the opening Test of the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship in Mendoza.
Crusaders wing Leicester Fainga'anuku's two tries in the semifinal against the Blues were enough to see him finish the leading try scorer for the 2023 DHL Super Rugby Pacific season with 13 tries.
The Gallagher Chiefs have named a formidable side to face the reigning champions, the Crusaders, in a battle for the DHL Super Rugby Pacific title at a sold-out FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday.
There’s no doubting the two best teams in DHL Super Rugby Pacific are left standing to clash for the title at a sold out FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday.
Dominating play by Chiefs' first five-eighths Damian McKenzie throughout the DHL Super Rugby Pacific season was highlighted when he kicked his side to a 19–6 semifinal win over the ACT Brumbies in Hamilton.
As the last remaining Australian team in the competition, the ACT Brumbies carry the hopes of a nation on their shoulders as they look to upset the rampant Chiefs in Hamilton to secure a spot in the DHL Super Rugby Pacific final.
Results went with form in the DHL Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinals over the weekend, leaving the Crusaders to host the Blues in Christchurch on Friday and the Chiefs to meet the ACT Brumbies in Hamilton on Saturday.