Overview
- Ardie Savea steps up from vice-captain to skipper after Scott Barrett was ruled out of the series with a calf tear.
- Patrick Tuipulotu starts in the second row and Caleb Clarke fills the wing berth in place of the injured Barrett and concussed Sevu Reece.
- Rieko Ioane swaps from left to right wing to accommodate the revised back-three alignment.
- Uncapped centre Timoci Tavatavanawai joins the bench and is set to win his first cap in Wellington.
- France coach Fabien Galthie has overhauled ten positions and named hooker Gaetan Barlot as captain for the second Test.