Nine New Faces on All Black Side

New Zealand coach John Mitchell has selected a side for Tuesday’s A international that includes nine players who have yet to win full caps.

The side will be led by Otago hooker Tom Willis and have familiar names such as Anton Oliver, Byron Kelleher, Andrew Mehrtens and Jonah Lomu on the bench.

B Blair (Cantebury); R Randle (Waikato), N Mauger (Cantebury), C Ralph (Cantebury), P Alatini (Otago); D Hill (Waikato), M Robinson (North Harbour); D Hewett (Cantebury), T Willis (Otago) capt, K Meeuws (Otago); D Waller (Wellington), S Maling (Otago); J Collins (Wellington), M Holah (Waikato), P Miller (Otago).

Replacements. A Oliver (Otago), G Feek (Cantebury), C Jack (Cantebury), R McClaw (Cantebury), B Kelleher (Otago), A Mehrtens (Cantebury), J Lomu (Wellington)