All Blacks team plus Facts and Stats ahead of Wallabies Test in Sydney
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The All Blacks team to face the Wallabies in the opening Bledisloe Cup match in the Rugby Championship has been named, and after much speculation, Hurricanes star Beauden Barrett has been picked to start at number ten. The two teams meet in Sydney on Saturday.
The other news in the matchday 23 is that Chiefs prop Kane Hames comes onto the bench as an injury replacement for Joe Moody. If he takes to the field on Saturday, he will become the sixth new All Black in 2016.
NEW ZEALAND TEAM (Test caps in brackets):1. Wyatt Crockett (48), 2. Nathan Harris (4), 3. Owen Franks (80), 4. Brodie R…