
Hooker Codie Taylor will lead New Zealand in its two-test Bledisloe Cup series against Australia next month, and former captain Scott Barrett has been recalled after playing barely an hour of rugby all year. Taylor was selected captain of the 34-strong All Blacks squad announced Tuesday for tests against the Wallabies in Auckland on Oct. 10 and Sydney on Oct. 17 in place of Ardie Savea, who is out of action after shoulder surgery.
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