Beauden Barrett named All Blacks captain in much changed team for Wales test

(Fixes typo in headline)EDINBURGH, Nov 12 : Veteran back Beauden Barrett has been named as New Zealand captain for the first time as coach Dave Rennie on Thursday rotated his line-up for Saturday’s Nations Championship clash against Wales in Cardiff.• Barrett will extend his record as world rugby’s


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Beauden Barrett named All Blacks captain in much changed team for Wales test

Beauden Barrett named All Blacks captain in much changed team for Wales test

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union – Nations Championship – Scotland v New Zealand – Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain – November 7, 2026 New Zealand’s Beauden Barrett reacts REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo

Beauden Barrett named All Blacks captain in much changed team for Wales test

Rugby Union – Nations Championship – Scotland v New Zealand – Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain – November 7, 2026 New Zealand’s Beauden Barrett in action with Scotland’s Rory Darge REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo

Beauden Barrett named All Blacks captain in much changed team for Wales test

Rugby Union – Nations Championship – Scotland v New Zealand – Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain – November 7, 2026 New Zealand’s Beauden Barrett scores their fourth try REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

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(Fixes typo in headline)

EDINBURGH, Nov 12 : Veteran back Beauden Barrett has been named as New Zealand captain for the first time as coach Dave Rennie on Thursday rotated his line-up for Saturday’s Nations Championship clash against Wales in Cardiff.

• Barrett will extend his record as world rugby’s most-capped back when he takes over as skipper from Codie Taylor in his 149th test

• Taylor is replaced at hooker by Asafo Aumua and George Bower comes in at prop in place of Ethan de Groot

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• Josh Lord has been chosen ahead of Fabian Holland in the second row, while German-born Anton Segner makes his first All Blacks start on the flank, replacing Tupou Vaa’i

• There is also a first start for wing Fehi Fineanganofo, who comes in for the injured Will Jordan to win his second cap, while veteran Anton Lienert-Brown earns a 95th cap in place of Jordie Barrett at centre

• There is a new halfback pairing as Richie Mo’unga plays at number 10 and Cortez Ratima at scrumhalf. Mo’unga missed last month’s Bledisloe Cup clashes against Australia with a calf tear

Team: 15-Beauden Barrett, 14-Fehi Fineanganofo, 13-Quinn Tupaea, 12-Anton Lienert-Brown, 11-Josh Moorby, 10-Richie Mo’unga, 9-Cortez Ratima, 8-Wallace Sititi, 7-Peter Lakai, 6-Anton Segner, 5-Josh Lord, 4-Scott Barrett, 3-Fletcher Newell, 2-Asafo Aumua, 1-George Bower

Replacements: 16-George Bell, 17-Xavier Numia, 18-Pasilio Tosi, 19-Jamie Hannah, 20-Ethan Blackadder, 21-Leicester Fainga’anuku, 22-Kyle Preston, 23-Rieko Ioane

(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Toby Davis)

Source: Reuters

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