Preview: Canterbury v Wellington
- 2026
Coach Scott Robertson has made four changes and five positional tweaks to his Canterbury side that will take on Wellington, with Tom Taylor starting.
Taylor and Nathaniel Apa are the new additions to the backs as Taylor recovers from injury to play at fly-half, which sees Richie Mo'unga move back to full-back and Patrick Osborne return to the wing.
Nathanial Apa will start on the other wing while in the midfield Rob Thompson will play at inside centre and Adam Whitelock at number thirteen.
In the forwards, hookers Ben Funnell and Codie Taylor have switched places so that Taylor takes t…
Taylor and Nathaniel Apa are the new additions to the backs as Taylor recovers from injury to play at fly-half, which sees Richie Mo'unga move back to full-back and Patrick Osborne return to the wing.
Nathanial Apa will start on the other wing while in the midfield Rob Thompson will play at inside centre and Adam Whitelock at number thirteen.
In the forwards, hookers Ben Funnell and Codie Taylor have switched places so that Taylor takes t…
