NEW ZEALAND HAVE dropped veteran hooker Codie Taylor for the third Test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The 35-year-old forward did not impress in the 33-26 second Test loss to the Springboks in Cape Town last Saturday.
Several of his line-out throws were intercepted, and he was replaced soon after half-time by Asafo Aumua, who proved more effective.
Aumua has now been promoted to the starting line in place of 111-cap Taylor, who does not make the match day 23. Samisoni Taukei’aho is the reserve hooker.
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Head coach Dave Rennie has made two other changes to the starting XV in a series locked at 1-1 with two matches to come. The All Blacks won the first Test 33-16 in Johannesburg.
Lock Sam Darry, who did not feature in the previous two Tests, replaces Fabian Holland, a try scorer in the Johannesburg Test, who is among the replacements.
The other alteration is in the back row with blindside flanker Simon Parker demoted and his place going to Peter Lakai, who impressed off the bench in previous Tests.
Loose forward Wallace Sititi also comes on to the bench.
Reserve scrum-half Kyle Preston is set to play in his seventh consecutive tour match.
New Zealand Team:
Starting XV: Damian McKenzie; Will Jordan, Quinn Tupaea, Jordie Barrett, Leroy Carter; Ruben Love, Cam Roigard; Ardie Savea (capt), Luke Jacobson, Peter Lakai; Sam Darry, Tupou Vaa’i; Tyrel Lomax, Asafo Aumua, George Bower
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All Blacks veteran hooker Codie Taylor dropped for third Springboks Test
NEW ZEALAND HAVE dropped veteran hooker Codie Taylor for the third Test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The 35-year-old forward did not impress in the 33-26 second Test loss to the Springboks in Cape Town last Saturday.
Several of his line-out throws were intercepted, and he was replaced soon after half-time by Asafo Aumua, who proved more effective.
Aumua has now been promoted to the starting line in place of 111-cap Taylor, who does not make the match day 23. Samisoni Taukei’aho is the reserve hooker.
Head coach Dave Rennie has made two other changes to the starting XV in a series locked at 1-1 with two matches to come. The All Blacks won the first Test 33-16 in Johannesburg.
Lock Sam Darry, who did not feature in the previous two Tests, replaces Fabian Holland, a try scorer in the Johannesburg Test, who is among the replacements.
The other alteration is in the back row with blindside flanker Simon Parker demoted and his place going to Peter Lakai, who impressed off the bench in previous Tests.
Loose forward Wallace Sititi also comes on to the bench.
Reserve scrum-half Kyle Preston is set to play in his seventh consecutive tour match.
New Zealand Team:
Starting XV: Damian McKenzie; Will Jordan, Quinn Tupaea, Jordie Barrett, Leroy Carter; Ruben Love, Cam Roigard; Ardie Savea (capt), Luke Jacobson, Peter Lakai; Sam Darry, Tupou Vaa’i; Tyrel Lomax, Asafo Aumua, George Bower
Replacements: Samisoni Taukei’aho, Xavier Numia, Fletcher Newell, Fabian Holland, Wallace Sititi, Kyle Preston, Anton Lienert-Brown, Josh Moorby
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