All Blacks Squad Named for Nations Championship Northern Series

All Blacks Head Coach Dave Rennie has named the All Blacks squad for the Nations Championship Northern Series alongside his fellow selectors, Sir Graham Henry and Senior Assistant Coach Neil Barnes.

Codie Taylor will captain the 36-strong squad who will play Scotland, Wales and England before competing in the Nations Championship Finals.

The squad is as follows (age, Super Rugby club, province, Test caps):

* denotes new Test cap 

Forwards (20)

Hookers

Codie Taylor (35 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 114) (Captain)

Asafo Aumua (29 / Hurricanes / Wellington / 27)

George Bell (24 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 4)

Props

Ethan de Groot (28 / Highlanders / Southland / 46)

George Bower (34 / Crusaders / Otago / 31)

Xavier Numia (27 / Hurricanes / Wellington / 6)

Fletcher Newell (26 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 43)

Pasilio Tosi (28 / Hurricanes / Bay of Plenty / 19)

Saula Ma'u* (26 / Highlanders / Otago / 0)

Locks

Scott Barrett (32 / Crusaders / Taranaki / 91)

Josh Lord (25 / Chiefs / Taranaki / 18)

Fabian Holland (24 / Highlanders / Otago / 16)

Jamie Hannah (23 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 1)

Tupou Vaa'i (26 / Chiefs / Taranaki / 53)

Loose Forwards

Anton Segner (25 / Blues / Auckland / 3)

Leicester Fainga'anuku (27 / Crusaders / Tasman / 12)

Ethan Blackadder (31 / Crusaders / Tasman / 15)

Christian Lio-Willie (28 / Crusaders / Otago / 3)

Peter Lakai (23 / Hurricanes / Wellington / 16)

Wallace Sititi (24 / Chiefs / North Harbour / 25)
 

Backs (16)

Halfbacks

Cam Roigard (25 / Hurricanes / Counties Manukau / 26)

Kyle Preston (27 / Crusaders / Wellington / 6)

Cortez Ratima (25 / Chiefs / Waikato / 25)

First Five-Eighths

Richie Mo'unga (32 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 57)

Damian McKenzie (31 / Chiefs / Waikato / 83)

Josh Jacomb* (25 / Chiefs / Taranaki / 0)

Midfielders

Jordie Barrett (29 / Hurricanes / Taranaki / 86)

Quinn Tupaea (27 / Chiefs / Waikato / 31)

Timoci Tavatavanawai (28 / Highlanders / Tasman / 3)

Anton Lienert-Brown (31 / Chiefs / Waikato / 94)

Outside Backs

Rieko Ioane (29 / Blues / Auckland / 91)

Chay Fihaki (25 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 1)

Fehi Fineanganofo (24 / Hurricanes / Bay of Plenty / 1)

Josh Moorby (28 / Hurricanes / Waikato / 7)

Will Jordan (28 / Crusaders / Tasman / 63)

Beauden Barrett (35 / Blues / Taranaki / 147)

Unavailable due to injury: Samisoni Taukei'aho (calf); Shannon Frizell (knee); Tyrel Lomax (neck); Leroy Carter (ankle); Ruben Love (ankle); Ardie Savea (shoulder); Luke Jacobson (elbow); Caleb Clarke (shoulder); Ollie Norris (knee).
Unavailable for personal reasons: Simon Parker.

Hooker George Bell, prop Saula Ma'u, and loose forwards Leicester Fainga'anuku and Christian Lio-Willie join the squad, while Jordie Barrett, Richie Mo'unga, Anton Lienert-Brown, Quinn Tupaea, Ethan Blackadder, Anton Segner, Asafo Aumua and Fehi Fineanganofo all return from injury. 

Chay Fihaki, Jamie Hannah and Ma’u are named in an All Blacks squad for the first time (they have previously been injury cover), and Ma’u and Josh Jacomb are the only members of the squad yet to receive a Test cap.

The Nations Championship Northern Series begins against Scotland at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh on 8 November 2026 (NZDT). The All Blacks then play Wales at Principality Stadium, Cardiff, followed by England at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. Results from the series count towards the Nations Championship standings ahead of Finals Weekend from 27 to 29 November in London (28 – 30 November NZDT). The three days of double-header fixtures will match teams from the Southern Hemisphere against their corresponding table-finishers from the Northern Hemisphere, culminating in the Championship decider on Monday 30 November (NZDT).

Rennie said the Northern Series was a great opportunity for the group to keep building on the work done during the Bledisloe Cup.

“This is a really strong squad we have selected. It's great to officially welcome George, Saula, Leicester, Christian, Jamie and Chay back into the squad. They have all shown fantastic form during the NPC. We're also rapt to have eight players who have played a lot of footy for us this year return from injury. They bring a lot of quality and experience to the group.

“Playing Scotland, Wales and England on consecutive weekends is a tough assignment. These are all proud rugby nations with passionate home crowds. We will embrace the challenge and the opportunity to build on our Bledisloe Cup performances. We have enjoyed fantastic support at home and away this year and acknowledge the thousands of Kiwis who we know will be setting alarms to watch from the other side of the world,” Rennie said.

The All Blacks squad assembles in Auckland today ahead of departing for the United Kingdom on Thursday.

2026 Nations Championship Northern Series Fixtures (all times listed are NZDT):

• All Blacks v Scotland, 8 November 2026, Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 3:10am
• All Blacks v Wales, 15 November 2026, Principality Stadium, Cardiff, 3:10am
• All Blacks v England, 22 November 2026, Allianz Stadium, London, 3:10am

All three Tests will be broadcast live on Sky Sport and highlights available on allblacks.com and the All Blacks and Black Ferns app.