Overview

• Leroy Carter, a former sevens standout, will start on the left wing for his Test debut after Rieko Ioane was omitted from the match-day squad.
• Damian McKenzie is promoted to fullback with Will Jordan on the right wing and Noah Hotham returning to start at scrumhalf.
• Injury absences forced changes for New Zealand, with hooker Codie Taylor in concussion protocols and winger Emoni Narawa sidelined by a rib fracture.
• South Africa have made seven starting changes, elevating Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to fly-half, pairing him with Cobus Reinach and introducing Ethan Hooker in the back three with Aphelele Fassi at fullback.
• The Freedom Cup is on the line in Wellington, and a few hours later in Exeter the Black Ferns face the Springbok Women in a Women’s World Cup quarter-final.