New Zealand Name XV For Up and Coming Test

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Staring

1. Joe Moody (12)
2. Dane Coles (37)
3. Owen Franks (79)
4. Brodie Retallick (48)
5. Sam Whitelock (73)
6. Jerome Kaino (68)
7. Sam Cane (32)
8. Kieran Read (85)*
9. Aaron Smith (48)
10. Aaron Cruden (38)
11. Waisake Naholo (4)
12. Ryan Crotty (16)
13. Malakai Fekitoa (14)
14. Ben Smith (49)
15. Israel Dagg (49)

Reserves

1. Nathan Harris (3)
2. Wyatt Crocket (46)
3. Charlie Faumuina (34)
4. Patrick Tuipulotu (8)
5. Ardie Savea (1)
6. TJ Perenara (17)
7. Beauden Barrett (36)
8. Seta Tamanivalu (1)

(* Captain)

The biggest surprise here is Julian Savea being dropped completely. By 'surprise' I mean, it was expected that he'd be dropped from the starting 15 but not that he'd be dropped from the side completely. His form in last weekends game was a little sluggish with a number of soft missed tackles. However, his Super Rugby form has been solid. It looks like he just couldn't convert that form to the international level. It's kind of disappointing to see him miss out, but there's still plenty of time for him to stake claim to the All Blacks jersey.

A few special mentions are the inclusion of Israel Dagg in at 15 and Ben Smith off to the wing. This make for one incredibly solid back line, with two out of the three being well equipped to handle the high ball. It will be interesting to see if Wales adjust their game plan for Saturdays game. 

And, as always, the All Blacks bench is something that sends fear into most professional sides. With the All Blacks often running away with the game late in the second half, it shows that they're a full 80 minute team and they have the bench to hang in there. 

This will be a tough one for the Welsh. We'll just need to wait and see what they're team sheet looks like in the coming days.