Brothers Scott and Beauden Barrett Named to Start for All Blacks
- New Zealand Rugby announced last Thursday that fly-half Richie Mo'unga and winger Fehi Fineanganofo are ruled out of the two-Test Bledisloe Cup series against Australia, compounding mounting injuries for the All Blacks.
- Mo'unga tore his calf muscle during a midweek training session, while Fineanganofo failed a concussion test following a head knock in club rugby, sidelining both from the series.
- Coach Dave Rennie faces a mounting injury toll, already missing captain Ardie Savea, Ruben Love, and several others from the recent 3-1 series loss to South Africa.
- Josh Jacomb, Damian McKenzie, or Beauden Barrett are vying for the No. 10 jersey, with Coach Rennie to confirm his final selection before Saturday's opening Bledisloe Cup Test at Eden Park.
- The All Blacks remain undefeated in 53 Tests at Eden Park since 1994, though Australia have won four times under new coach Les Kiss in their recent campaign.
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New Zealand will have to do without its half opening to challenge the Wallabies twice Saturday 10 and 17 October.
New Zealand fly-half Mo'unga ruled out of Australia Tests
Experienced playmaker Mo'unga suffered a torn calf muscle during a midweek training session, meaning he'll miss Saturday's first Bledisloe Cup Test in Auckland and the second match in Sydney a week later. It is unclear if the 32-year-old will also be unavailable for the All Blacks' four Nations Championship Tests in the United Kingdom in November. Coach Dave Rennie was already without Ruben Love, who started six of the team's seven Tests this ye…
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All Blacks select Damian McKenzie at flyhalf; Scott Barrett returns for 1st Bledisloe test
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Damian McKenzie will start at flyhalf with veteran Beauden Barrett at fullback as a spate of injuries has shaped the New Zealand All Blacks lineup to face Australia on Saturday in the first rugby test of Bledisloe Cup series.
Brothers Scott and Beauden Barrett named to start for All Blacks
Scott Barrett will pack down at lock at Eden Park for the opening Bledisloe Cup Test on Saturday in an injury-ravaged All Blacks side. It features six starting changes and two positional switches from the team who lost 43-28 to the world champion Springboks in Baltimore four weeks ago, ceding the "Rugby Greatest Rivalry" series 3-1. Scott Barrett, 32, has been sidelined for most of the year, firstly through a stipulated rest period and then when…
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