Overview
- Codie Taylor will play his 100th Test, becoming the 14th All Blacks centurion and only the second hooker to reach the mark, and he will lead the haka as kaea.
- Uncapped Chiefs No. 8 Simon Parker earns a first cap in the starting lineup, with Ardie Savea shifting to openside flank.
- There are five changes to the matchday 23, with prop Tamaiti Williams and loose forward Wallace Sititi returning from injury on the bench.
- Josh Lord and Quinn Tupaea are added to the reserves after injuries to Patrick Tuipulotu (minor facial fracture) and Anton Lienert-Brown (concussion).
- The rematch against Argentina is set for Saturday at Estadio José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires after New Zealand’s 41-24 win in Córdoba, with coach Scott Robertson praising Taylor’s mana and Parker’s readiness.