All Blacks Squad Named For Upcoming Northern Tour

The bulk of the Rugby Championship squad has been retained for the Northern Tour. Nepo Laulala, Ofa Tuungafasi, Leicester Fainga’anuku, Anton Leinert-Brown, Braydon Ennor, Stephen Perofeta and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck have been named. Leon MacDonald will coach the team. The tour starts in Nelson this week and ends in the northern hemisphere. The team will play Japan, Wales, Scotland and England.

Patty Tuipulotu will lead the All Blacks on a two-match Northern Tour in November.

All Blacks Squad Named For Upcoming Northern Tour. Dane Coles, Taukei’aho, Samisoni Taukesi'aho and Codie Taylor are hookers.

George Bower, Ethan de Groot, Nepo Laulala, Tyrel Lomax, Fletcher Newell, Ofa Tu’ungafasi and Tyrell Loomax have been named in the All Blacks squad for the upcoming Northern Tour.

All Blacks Squad Named For Upcoming Northern Tour.

All Blacks Squad Named For Upcoming Northern Tour. Sam Cane is Captain. Shannon Frizell is a forward. Akira Ioane, Dalton Papali’i, Ardie Savea and Hoskins Sotutu are other forwards.

All Blacks Squad Named For Upcoming Northern Tour. Finlay Christie, Folau Fakatava and Aaron Smith are halfbacks.

All Blacks Squad Named For Upcoming Northern Tour. Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo’unga, Stephen Perofeta and Richie Vunipola are the players named.

All Blacks Squad Named For Upcoming Northern Tour. Midfielders are Braydon Ennor, David Havili, Rieko Ioane, Anton Lienert-Brown, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Anton Wennberg.

All Blacks Squad Named For Upcoming Northern Tour. Jordie Barrett, Caleb Clarke, Leicester Fainga’anuku, Will Jordan, Sevu Reece, Ethan Blackadder, Jack Goodhue, Josh Lord, Joe Moody and Quinn Tupaea are unavailable for selection due to injury.

Japan play All Blacks on October 29th at 2:50 p.m. in Tokyo. Wales play New Zealand on November 5th in Cardiff and Scotland on Nov. 13th vs. All Black at Murrayfield Stadium. England play them on December 19th, at 5:30 p., Twickenham.