Steve Hansen ha annunciato i convocati All Blacks per le Steinlager Series 2016
Ci sono tanti senatori ma ci sono anche tanti nuovi talenti nella prima lista di convocati All Blacks voluta da Steve Hansen; tanto per cominciare ci sono 6 debuttanti: il giovane pilone di Auckland Ofa Tu’ungafasi, le due terze degli Highlanders che stanno impressionando in questa stagione di Super Rugby Dixon e Squire, il giovane flanker Hurricanes Ardie Savea e i due giovani Chiefs Seta Tamanivalu e Damian McKenzie.
Segue uno stralcio delle dichiarazioni di Hansen
“Many people, including our opponents, may be thinking we’re vulnerable and are rebuilding. However, we don’t have that mindset. We, as selectors, are very confident that we have both the talent and the experience to continue enhancing the legacy of the All Blacks,”
Questo è il programma dei tre test contro il Galles:
1) Eden Park on Saturday 11 Giugno
2) Westpac Stadium, Wellington, 18 Giugno
3) Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, 25 Giugno
Questi sono i convocati All Blacks
Avanti
Tallonatori
Dane Coles (Wellington, 36 Tests)
Codie Taylor (Canterbury, 4 Tests)
Nathan Harris (Bay of Plenty, 2 Tests)
Piloni
Wyatt Crockett (Canterbury, 45 Tests)
Charlie Faumuina (Auckland, 33 Tests)
Owen Franks (Canterbury, 78 Tests)
Joe Moody (Canterbury, 11 Tests)
Ofa Tu’ungafasi (Auckland, new cap)
Seconde linee
Brodie Retallick (Hawke’s Bay, 47 Tests)
Luke Romano (Canterbury, 22 Tests)
Patrick Tuipulotu (Auckland, 7 Tests)
Samuel Whitelock (Canterbury, 73 Tests)
Terze linee
Sam Cane (Bay of Plenty, 31 Tests)
Elliot Dixon (Southland, new cap)
Jerome Kaino (Auckland, 67 Tests)
Kieran Read, captain (Canterbury, 84 Tests)
Ardie Savea (Wellington, new cap)
Liam Squire (Tasman, new cap)
Trequarti
Mediani di Mischia
Tawera Kerr–Barlow (Waikato, 20 Tests)
Aaron Smith (Manawatu, 47 Tests)
Aperture
Beauden Barrett (Taranaki, 36 Tests)
Aaron Cruden (Manawatu, 37 Tests)
Lima Sopoaga (Southland, one Test)
Centri
Ryan Crotty (Canterbury, 15 Tests)
Malakai Fekitoa (Auckland, 13 Tests)
Charlie Ngatai (Taranaki, 1 Test)
Seta Tamanivalu (Taranaki, new cap)
Estremi/Ali
Israel Dagg (Hawke’s Bay, 49 Tests)
Damian McKenzie (Waikato, new cap)
Waisake Naholo (Taranaki, three Tests)
Julian Savea (Wellington, 41 Tests)
Ben Smith (Otago, 48 Tests)
