Lima Sopoaga of the All Blacks celebrates with teammate Rieko Ioane after scoring a try during the Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South African Springboks at QBE Stadium on September 16. Photo: Getty ImagesLima Sopoaga looks set to start for the All Blacks against Argentina in two weeks time, with a number of big names left out of the squad heading to South America. Meanwhile, veteran Jerome Kaino has been named in the All Blacks squad after departing the team for personal reasons last month. Fellow loose forward Matt Todd and lock Patrick Tuipulotu have also re-joined the squad for the final two matches of the Rugby Championship against Argentina and South Africa. Backs: Tawera Kerr-Barlow, TJ Perenara, Aaron Smith, Lima Sopoaga, Anton Lienert-Brown, Ngani Laumape, Sonny Bill Williams, Rieko Ioane, David Havili, Damian McKenzie, Nehe Milner-Skudder and Waisake Naholo.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 17, 2017 22:30 UTC