Three Hautapu Sports Club players — including new cap Simon Parker — have been named in the new All Blacks squad for the 2025 Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship.
Luke Jacobson and Ollie Norris have kept their places in the New Zealand squad while Parker has been called up for the first time.
Main photo: Simon Parker … first-time selection for the All Blacks.
Loose forward Parker (25), now playing for Northland Rugby, spent a number of seasons with Hautapu Sports, helping win Waikato club championships in 2020 and 2023.
He represented NZ Secondary Schools before winning selection to the New Zealand U-20 team in 2019, and joining the Chiefs in 2020.
All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson said: “Simon Parker had an impressive Super Rugby season with the Chiefs and brings a valuable skill set and physicality that we are looking forward to working with.
“He has the ability to play blindside or No. 8 and has gained experience in a number of New Zealand representative teams, so we believe he is ready for the step up.”
Chiefs’ loose forward Jacobson (28) has become a regular for the All Blacks, having earned 24 caps.
Prop Ollie Norris (25) has two full international games to his credit, and was part of Hautapu Sports’ Breweries Shield-winning sides in 2019 and 2020.
In today’s professional rugby environment, it’s becoming more difficult for players to pull on club colours while chasing higher honours, but the progression of Hautapu players to the national side shows what’s possible.
Luke Jacobson
Ollie Norris
Simon Parker
All Blacks squad
The squad is as follows: (age, Super Rugby club, province, Test caps)
* denotes new caps
Hookers
Codie Taylor (34, Crusaders / Canterbury, 98)
Samisoni Taukei’aho (27, Chiefs / Waikato, 33)
Brodie McAlister (28, Chiefs / Canterbury, 1)
Props
Ethan de Groot (27, Highlanders / Southland, 32)
Tamaiti Williams (24, Crusaders / Canterbury, 18)
Ollie Norris (25, Chiefs / Waikato, 2)
Tyrel Lomax (29, Hurricanes / Tasman, 45)
Fletcher Newell (25, Crusaders / Canterbury, 25)
Pasilio Tosi (27, Hurricanes / Bay of Plenty, 9)
Locks
Scott Barrett (31, Crusaders / Taranaki, 81) (Captain)
Patrick Tuipulotu (32, Blues / Auckland, 55)
Tupou Vaa’i (25, Chiefs / Taranaki, 40)
Fabian Holland (22, Highlanders / Otago, 3)
Loose forwards
Samipeni Finau (26, Chiefs / Waikato, 11)
Simon Parker (25, Chiefs / Northland, *)
Ardie Savea (31, Moana Pasifika / Wellington, 97) (Vice-Captain)
Du’Plessis Kirifi (28, Hurricanes / Wellington, 3)
Wallace Sititi (22, Chiefs / North Harbour, 10)
Peter Lakai (22, Hurricanes / Wellington, 3)
Luke Jacobson (28, Chiefs / Waikato, 24)
Halfbacks
Cortez Ratima (24, Chiefs / Waikato, 14)
Cameron Roigard (24, Hurricanes / Counties Manukau, 12)
Noah Hotham (22, Crusaders / Tasman, 2)
First-five eighths
Beauden Barrett (34, Blues / Taranaki, 136)
Damian McKenzie (30, Chiefs / Waikato, 64)
Midfielders
Anton Lienert-Brown (30, Chiefs / Waikato, 85)
Jordie Barrett (28, Hurricanes / Taranaki, 71) (Vice-Captain)
Quinn Tupaea (26, Chiefs / Waikato, 16)
Billy Proctor (26, Hurricanes / Wellington, 4)
Timoci Tavatavanawai (27, Highlanders / Tasman, 2)
Outside backs
Rieko Ioane (28, Blues / Auckland, 83)
Caleb Clarke (26, Blues / Auckland, 29)
Sevu Reece (28, Crusaders / Southland, 34)
Emoni Narawa (26, Chiefs / Bay of Plenty, 3)
Will Jordan (27, Crusaders / Tasman, 44)
Ruben Love (24, Hurricanes / Wellington, 2)
Injury cover
The following players have been named as injury cover for the start of the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship.
George Bower (33, Crusaders / Otago, 23) for Tamaiti Williams
Tevita Mafileo (27, Hurricanes / Bay of Plenty, *) for Tyrel Lomax
Josh Lord (24, Chiefs / Taranaki, 7) for Luke Jacobson
Finlay Christie (29, Blues / Tasman, 23) for Cameron Roigard/Noah Hotham
Kyle Preston (25, Crusaders / Wellington, *) for Cameron Roigard/Noah Hotham
Leroy Carter (26, Chiefs / Bay of Plenty, *) for Caleb Clarke
Unavailable due to injury
Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Asafo Aumua, Stephen Perofeta.
Fixtures
Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship
Game to be played on Sunday August, 16, 2025
All Blacks v Argentina
Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium, Córdoba, 9.10am (NZT)
Game to be played on Sunday August 23, 2025
All Blacks v Argentina
Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires, 9.10am (NZT)
Game to be played on Saturday September 6, 2025
All Blacks v South Africa
Eden Park, Auckland, 7.05pm (NZT)
Game to be played on Saturday Septembver 13, 2025
All Blacks v South Africa
Sky Stadium, Wellington, 7.05pm (NZT)
Game to be played on Saturday September 27, 2025
All Blacks v Australia
Eden Park, Auckland, 5.05pm (NZT)
Game to be played on Saturday October 4, 2025
All Blacks v Australia
Optus Stadium, Perth, 10.45pm (NZT)
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