NZ Rugby Squad for Rugby Championship 2024

The All Blacks rugby team for the 2024 Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship has been chosen by head coach Scott Robertson and his four assistant coaches, Scott Hansen, Jason Holland, Leon MacDonald, and Jason Ryan.

The young and experienced members of the All Blacks 36-man Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship squad, selected for six Test matches against Argentina, South Africa, and Australia, are highlighted by uncapped Hurricanes and Wellington back Ruben Love and 95 Test loose forward Sam Cane.

Rugby Championship

Cane and Love meet back outside. Two of the four players selected for the Rugby Championship are Will Jordan and David Havili, a versatile midfielder who did not play in the season’s first three Test matches. Lock Sam Darry and halfback Noah Hotham both stay in the team despite being called into the Steinlager Ultra Low. Read more about 2024 Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship.

NZ Rugby Championship 2024 | All Blacks Rugby 2024 Fixtures

2024 The Rugby Championship

  • All Blacks vs LOS PUMAS UAR
    Sky Stadium,
    Wellington
  • All Blacks vs Argentina
    Eden Park,
    Auckland
  • South Africa vs All Blacks
    Emirates Airline Park,
  • South Africa vs All Blacks
    DHL Stadium,
    Cape Town

2024 Bledisloe Cup

2024 Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup

  • Japan vs All Blacks
    Nissan Stadium,
    Yokohama

2024 Northern Tour

  • England vs All Blacks
    Twickenham,
    London
  • Ireland vs All Blacks
    Aviva Stadium,
    Dublin
  • France vs All Blacks
    Stade de France,
    Paris
  • Italy vs All Blacks

The 36-strong squad is: 

Forwards (20)

Hookers
Asafo Aumua (27 / Hurricanes / Wellington / 9)
Codie Taylor (33 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 87)
George Bell (22 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 1)

Props
Ethan De Groot (26 / Highlanders / Southland / 25)
Tyrel Lomax (28 / Hurricanes / Tasman / 34)
Fletcher Newell (24 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 16)
Pasilio Tosi (26 / Hurricanes / Bay of Plenty / 1)
Ofa Tu’ungafasi (32 / Blues / Northland / 59)
Tamaiti Williams (23 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 8)

Locks
Scott Barrett (30 / Crusaders / Taranaki / 72) (Captain)
Tupou Vaa’i (24 / Chiefs / Taranaki / 28)
Patrick Tuipulotu (31 / Blues / Auckland / 45)
Sam Darry (24 / Blues / Canterbury / 1)

Loose Forwards
Ethan Blackadder (29 / Crusaders / Tasman / 11)
Sam Cane (32 / Chiefs / Bay of Plenty / 95)
Samipeni Finau (25 / Chiefs / Waikato / 3)
Luke Jacobson (27 / Chiefs / Waikato / 21)
Dalton Papali’i (26 / Blues / Counties Manukau / 34)
Ardie Savea (30 / Moana Pasifika / Wellington / 84) (Vice Captain)
Wallace Sititi (21 / Chiefs / North Harbour / 1)

Backs (16)

Halfbacks
Noah Hotham (21 / Crusaders / Tasman / 1)
TJ Perenara (32 / Hurricanes / Wellington / 81)
Cortez Ratima (23 / Chiefs / Waikato / 2)

First five-eighths
Beauden Barrett (33 / Blues / Taranaki / 126)
Damian McKenzie (29 / Chiefs / Waikato / 50)

Mid-fielders
Jordie Barrett (27 / Hurricanes / Taranaki / 60) (Vice Captain)
David Havili (29 / Crusaders / Tasman / 27)
Rieko Ioane (27 / Blues / Auckland / 71)
Anton Lienert-Brown (29 / Chiefs / Waikato / 73)
Billy Proctor (25 / Hurricanes / Wellington / 1)

Outside backs
Caleb Clarke (25 / Blues / Auckland / 21)
Will Jordan (26 / Crusaders / Tasman / 31)
Ruben Love (23 / Hurricanes / Wellington / 0)*
Stephen Perofeta (27 / Blues / Taranaki / 5)
Sevu Reece (27 / Crusaders / Southland / 26)
Mark Tele’a (27 / Blues / North Harbour/ 11)

[INJURY COVER: Josh Lord (23 / Chiefs / Taranaki / 4)]

* denotes new cap



source https://thedailyrugby.com/nz-rugby-squad-for-rugby-championship-2024/

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