All Blacks team naming against the Springboks (2019 Rugby Championship)

Well, the All Blacks have named their team against the Springboks (Who spoiled the party last year with a stunning upset victory but the AB's are on a redemption mission to conquer South Africa in our 1st home test match of the year in round 2 of the 2019 Rugby Championship) at Westpac Stadium in Wellington so here is the starting lineup in it's entirety:

PLAYING XV

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

SECOND ROW
4 (Lock): Brodie Retallick (Chiefs/Hawke's Bay)
5 (Lock): Sam Whitelock (Crusaders/Canterbury)

BACK ROW
6 (Blind side flanker): Shannon Frizell (Highlanders/Tasman)
7 (Open side flanker): Matt Todd (Crusaders/Canterbury)
8 (Number 8): Kieran Read (Captain, Crusaders/Counties Manukau)

HALVES
9 (Half-back): TJ Perenara (Hurricanes/Wellington)
10 (First five-eighth): Richie Mo'unga (Crusaders/Canterbury)

MIDFIELD
12 (Second five-eighth): Sonny Bill Williams (Blues/Counties Manukau)
13 (Centre): Jack Goodhue (Crusaders/Northland)

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

And in the reserves are:

16. Dane Coles (Who replaces Liam Coltman with Codie Taylor expected to start at hooker)
17. Ofa Tu'ungafasi (Who replaces Atu Moli with Joe Moody also expected to start at loosehead prop)
18. Angus Ta'avao (Who is dropped to the bench to make way for Nepo Laulala with Owen Franks to play at tighthead prop)
19. Vaea Fifita (Who is also dropped to the bench to replace Jackson Hemopo)
20. Dalton Papali'i (Who has replaced young All Black loose forward Luke Jacobson)
21. Aaron Smith (Who is dropped to the bench with TJ Perenara returning to start at halfback)
22. Anton Lienert-Brown (Who is also dropped to the bench replacing Josh Ioane with Jack Goodhue all but confirmed to start at centre)
& 23. George Bridge (Who replaces Crusaders & Canterbury teammate Braydon Ennor to wear the number 23 jersey)

So that is my 299th blog of the year 2019 (MMXIX) & my 39th of this year (There is only 1 to go until I reach the big 300, wow!).