Overview

• Veteran lock Patrick Tuipulotu has been ruled out with a shoulder injury requiring surgery, and Sam Darry has been called into the 36-man squad.
• The group is largely unchanged from the Rugby Championship, with hooker George Bell the only addition and prop Tevita Mafileo the sole uncapped player.
• Scott Barrett remains captain with Ardie Savea as vice-captain, while Beauden Barrett returns from a shoulder issue and Rieko Ioane is retained.
• New Zealand play Ireland in Chicago on Nov. 2 before Scotland on Nov. 9, England on Nov. 16 and Wales on Nov. 23.
• Injuries have sidelined Tyrel Lomax, Tupou Vaa’i, Noah Hotham, Emoni Narawa, Ollie Norris, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Asafo Aumua and Stephen Perofeta, and the All Blacks XV lock group has been adjusted after Darry’s promotion.