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

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.

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)