All Blacks midfielder Jordie Barrett has been ruled out for the rest of the northern hemisphere tour, while brother Scott is sidelined for the test in Edinburgh, both due to injury.
All Blacks first-five Beauden Barrett has offered to help Tadhg Beirne fight a potential ban, after the Irish lock was red-carded for an incident early in their test match in Chicago.
The All Blacks mounted a spirited comeback to defeat Ireland 26-13 in front of a sell-out crowd of 61,840 fans in the Windy City (Chicago, not Wellington).
Canterbury’s Larry the Lamb stormed to victory in the mascot race during the half-time show at Saturday’s NPC final - but there was a good reason for that.