Hautapu Sports’ loose forward Luke Jacobson will head to Ireland and England in November as part of a 28-player All Blacks XV squad.
He’s one of eight test players chosen for the squad by Blues head coach Leon McDonald.
The touring team will play two games — an Ireland A side, and the Barbarians.
Also included in the squad is Waikato Chiefs centre Alex Nankivell, who played a number of games for Hautapu Sports from 2017-19.
Here’s how All Blacks head coach Ian Foster introduced the touring squad on Sky Sport:
Jacobson (25) was recalled to the All Blacks for the Bledisloe Cup series with Australia this year, after disruption to his international career caused by injuries.
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The former New Zealand U-20 captain has been a key player with Waikato and the Chiefs.
Nanikvell (25) gets his first chance to play in an All Black shirt with the tour. He’s been a Chiefs regular since 2017 and has made five appearances for the Maori All Blacks since 2019.
Fixtures
Ireland A v All Blacks XV
RDS Arena, Dublin
Saturday November 5, 8.45am (NZT)
Barbarians v All Blacks XV
Tottenham Stadium, London
Monday November 14, 3am (NZT)
Full squad
The 28-strong squad is:
(age, Super Rugby club, province)
Forwards
Props
- Finlay Brewis (22, Crusaders / Canterbury)
- Oli Jager (27, Crusaders / Canterbury)
- Aidan Ross (26, Chiefs / Bay of Plenty)
- Angus Ta’avao (32, Chiefs / Auckland)
- Tamaiti Williams (22, Crusaders / Canterbury)
Hookers
- Asafo Aumua (25, Hurricanes / Wellington)
- George Bell (20, Crusaders / Canterbury)
- Brodie McAlister (25, Crusaders / Canterbury)
Locks
- Josh Dickson (27, Highlanders / Otago)
- Zach Gallagher (21, Crusaders / Canterbury)
- Patrick Tuipulotu – Captain (29, Blues / Auckland)
Loose forwards
- Dominic Gardiner (21, Crusaders / Canterbury)
- Billy Harmon (27, Highlanders / Canterbury)
- Luke Jacobson (25, Chiefs / Waikato)
- Christian Lio-Willie (24, Crusaders / Otago)
- Marino Mikaele-Tu’u (24, Highlanders, Hawkes Bay)
Backs
Halfbacks
- TJ Perenara (30, Hurricanes / Wellington)
- Brad Weber (31, Chiefs / Hawke’s Bay)
- Cam Roigard (21, Hurricanes / Counties Manukau)
First five-eighths
- Bryn Gatland (27, Chiefs / North Harbour)
- Damian McKenzie (27, Chiefs / Waikato)
Midfielders
- Levi Aumua (28, Moana Pasifika / Tasman)
- Bryce Heem (33, Blues / Auckland)
- Alex Nankivell (26, Chiefs / Tasman)
- Bailyn Sullivan (24, Hurricanes / Waikato)
Outside backs
- AJ Lam (24, Blues / Auckland)
- Ruben Love (21, Hurricanes / Wellington)
- Mark Telea (25, Blues / North Harbour)
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