All three Barrett brothers will miss the northern tour due to a bereavement in the family. Photo: Getty ImagesThe All Blacks have been forced to make a flurry of late changes to their squad to tour the northern hemisphere, with several stars ruled out due to personal reasons or injury. In fact, Foster says that all four replacements could be drafted back into the All Blacks XV squad as the main team's tour progresses. The northern tour begins with a test against Japan in Tokyo on October 29. "We want to get stuck into this northern tour.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 22, 2022 00:58 UTC