Rugby Championship 2014: New Zealand team for Argentina test
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Rugby Championship 2014: New Zealand team for Argentina test
Beauden Barrett and Malakai Fekitoa are both named in the New Zealand starting line-up to take on Argentina this weekend.
Barrett replaces Cruden, who has been left at home after missing a team flight earlier this week, while Fekitoa takes Ma’a Nonu’s place, the veteran centre out with a broken arm.
Nathan Harris is a shock inclusion on the bench, and is set to make his debut with veteran Kevin Mealamu starting.
Dane Coles, who had expected to play this game, has had to return home to New Zealand to be with his wife at the birth of their first child.
“We’ve known that we were going to ha…
Barrett replaces Cruden, who has been left at home after missing a team flight earlier this week, while Fekitoa takes Ma’a Nonu’s place, the veteran centre out with a broken arm.
Nathan Harris is a shock inclusion on the bench, and is set to make his debut with veteran Kevin Mealamu starting.
Dane Coles, who had expected to play this game, has had to return home to New Zealand to be with his wife at the birth of their first child.
“We’ve known that we were going to ha…
