LATE ARRIVAL: All Black captain Ardie Savea will only join Greatest Rivalry tour before first Test

Craig Ray· Jul 27, 2026 · 2:21 PM UTC ·7 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 4 views

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LATE ARRIVAL All Black captain Ardie Savea will only join Greatest Rivalry tour before first Test All Black coach Dave Rennie recalled veteran flank Ethan Blackadder and named three uncapped players in a 44-man touring squad for next month’s fixtures in South Africa. Captain Ardie Savea will miss the opening two matches. That would open the door to his return, although he has not spent any time with the squad during the Nations Championship and has not worked under Rennie at the All Blacks.Prop Tamaiti Williams, lock and former captain Scott Barrett and wing Leicester Fainga’anuku were unavailable due to injury.

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▪LATE ARRIVAL All Black captain Ardie Savea will only join Greatest Rivalry tour before first Test All Black coach Dave Rennie recalled veteran flank Ethan Blackadder and named three uncapped players in a 44-man touring squad for next month’
▪Captain Ardie Savea will miss the opening two matches.
▪That would open the door to his return, although he has not spent any time with the squad during the Nations Championship and has not worked under Rennie at the All Blacks.Prop Tamaiti Williams, lock and former captain Scott Barrett and win

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LATE ARRIVAL All Black captain Ardie Savea will only join Greatest Rivalry tour before first Test All Black coach Dave Rennie recalled veteran flank Ethan Blackadder and named three uncapped players in a 44-man touring squad for next month’s fixtures in South Africa. Captain Ardie Savea will miss the opening two matches. By Craig Ray 27 Jul 2026 All Blacks captain Ardie Savea will only arrive in South Africa 10 days before the first Test of the Greatest Rivalry series. (Photo: Joe Allison / Nations Championship via Getty Images) Dive Deeper Speed Read Summary Listen Dive Deeper The battle lines are set, the names of the 88 players – 44 Springboks and 44 All Blacks – for the Greatest Rivalry series have been revealed and the time for talking is nearly over.On Monday All Blacks coach Dave…

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