Quade Cooper in action for Australia against Argentina at Twickenham in England earlier this month. Standout loose forward David Pocock returns from injury to take a place on the bench, with the pack unchanged from that which started the match against the Pumas at Twickenham. Hodge gets his first start in his preferred number 12 shirt after an impressive first five tests as an outside back. All Blacks coach Steve Hansen predicted the dropping of Cooper and the move of Hodge to the centres in his pre-match media conference on Thursday. Replacements: 16-James Hanson, 17-Tom Robertson, 18-Alan Alaalatoa, 19-Rob Simmons, 20-David Pocock, 21-Nick Frisby, 22-Quade Cooper, 23-Sefa Naivalu

Source: Otago Daily Times October 21, 2016 00:11 UTC