New Zealand make three changes to pack ahead of third Test against South Africa
New Zealand head coach Dave Rennie has made three changes to the team's pack ahead of the third Test match against South Africa. The game will take place on Saturday at Soccer City Stadium. Before the match, the series score between the All Blacks and Springboks is 1-1, TimesLIVE reports.
Changes to the starting lineup
Hooker Codie Taylor, who played in the first two Tests, was not included in the 23-player squad. Flanker Simon Parker was also left out of the lineup. They will be replaced in the starting XV by Asafo Aumua and Peter Lakai, who came off the bench in the first two matches.
Sam Darry will play in the number 5 jersey, while Fabian Holland will start the match on the bench. Tupou Vaa'i will play his 50th Test and move from number 5 to number 4 after the second match of the series, which took place last weekend in Cape Town.
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All Blacks squad
Samisoni Taukei'aho and Wallace Sititi have been included on the bench for the first time in this Test series. Before this, they played together in all four matches against the franchises.
New Zealand starting lineup: Damian McKenzie, Will Jordan, Quinn Tupaea, Jordie Barrett, Leroy Carter, Ruben Love, Cam Roigard, Ardie Savea — captain, Luke Jacobson, Peter Lakai, Sam Darry, Tupou Vaa'i, Tyrel Lomax, Asafo Aumua, George Bower. Replacements: Samisoni Taukei'aho, Xavier Numia, Fletcher Newell, Fabian Holland, Wallace Sititi, Kyle Preston, Anton Lienert-Brown and Josh Moorby.
The match will kick off at 17:10. The fourth and final Test of the series is scheduled for next Saturday in Baltimore.
