All Blacks team naming against France for the 2nd test & Russia Vs Saudi Arabia review

Well, the All Blacks have named their team against France with an unchanged lineup from the 1st test so here is the starting lineup in it's entirety:

FRONT ROW
1 (Loose head prop): Joe Moody (Canterbury/Crusaders)
2 (Hooker): Codie Taylor (Canterbury/Crusaders)
3 (Tight head prop): Owen Franks (Canterbury/Crusaders)

SECOND ROW
4 (Lock): Sam Whitelock (Captain, Canterbury/Crusaders)
5 (Lock): Scott Barrett (Canterbury/Crusaders)

BACK ROW
6 (Blindside Flanker): Liam Squire (Tasman/Highlanders)
7 (Openside Flanker): Sam Cane (Bay Of Plenty/Chiefs)
8 (Number 8): Luke Whitelock (Canterbury/Highlanders)

HALVES
9 (Half-back): Aaron Smith (Manawatu/Highlanders)
10 (First five eighth): Beauden Barrett (Taranaki/Hurricanes)

MIDFIELD
12 (Second five eighth): Ryan Crotty (Canterbury/Crusaders)
13 (Centre): Anton Lienert-Brown (Waikato/Chiefs)

OUTSIDE BACKS
11 (Left Wing): Rieko Ioane (Auckland/Blues)
14 (Right Wing): Ben Smith (Otago/Highlanders)
& 15 (Fullback): Jordie Barrett (Taranaki/Hurricanes)

And in the reserves are:

16. Nathan Harris
17. Karl Tu'inukuafe
18. Ofa Tu'ungafasi
19. Vaea Fifita
20. Ardie Savea
21. TJ Perenara
22. Damian McKenzie
& 23. Ngani Laumape.

And finally hosts Russia began their World Cup campaign by opening their account by thrashing Saudi Arabia 5 goals to nil with Denis Cheryshev who insantly came off the bench replacing the injured midfielder Alan Dzagoev getting a brace by scoring both goals to earn is player of the game honours.

So that is my 207th blog of the year 2018 (MMXVIII) & my 27th of this year.