Hautapu Sports’ Luke Jacobson has been selected for the All Blacks squad to play in the 2024 Steinlager Ultra Low Carb Series.
The squad will play two Tests against England in Dunedin and Auckland, and one against Fiji in San Diego.
Cambridge-born loose forward Jacobson (27) has 18 New Zealand caps, and is a former national U-20 captain.
He was named captain of the Chiefs for the 2024 Super Pacific Rugby season.
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All Blacks squad
The 32-strong Steinlager Ultra Low Carb Series squad is as follows: (age, Super Rugby club, province, Test caps)
* denotes new cap
Forwards (18)
Hookers
Asafo Aumua (27 / Hurricanes / Wellington / 6)
Codie Taylor (33 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 85)
George Bell* (22 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 0)
Props
Ethan De Groot (25 / Highlanders / Southland / 22)
Tyrel Lomax (28 / Hurricanes / Tasman / 32)
Fletcher Newell (24 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 13)
Pasilio Tosi* (25 / Hurricanes / Bay of Plenty / 0)
Ofa Tu’ungafasi (32 / Blues / Northland / 57)
Tamaiti Williams (23 / Crusaders / Canterbury / 7)
Locks
Scott Barrett (30 / Crusaders / Taranaki / 69) (Captain)
Tupou Vaa’i (24 / Chiefs / Taranaki / 25)
Patrick Tuipulotu (31 / Blues / Auckland / 43)
Loose Forwards
Ethan Blackadder (29 / Crusaders / Tasman / 10)
Samipeni Finau (25 / Chiefs / Waikato / 1)
Luke Jacobson (27 / Chiefs / Waikato / 18)
Dalton Papali’i (26 / Blues / Counties Manukau / 32)
Ardie Savea (30 / Hurricanes / Wellington / 81) (Vice Captain)
Wallace Sititi* (21 / Chiefs / North Harbour / 0)
Backs (14)
Halfbacks
Finlay Christie (28 / Blues / Tasman / 21)
TJ Perenara (32 / Hurricanes / Wellington / 80)
Cortez Ratima* (23 / Chiefs / Waikato / 0)
First five-eighths
Beauden Barrett (33 / Blues / Taranaki / 123)
Damian McKenzie (29 / Chiefs / Waikato / 47)
Mid-fielders
Jordie Barrett (27 / Hurricanes / Taranaki / 57) (Vice Captain)
Rieko Ioane (27 / Blues / Auckland / 67)
Anton Lienert-Brown (29 / Chiefs / Waikato / 70)
Billy Proctor* (25 / Hurricanes / Wellington / 0)
Outside backs
Caleb Clarke (25 / Blues / Auckland / 20)
Emoni Narawa (24 / Chiefs / Bay of Plenty / 1)
Stephen Perofeta (27 / Blues / Taranaki / 3)
Sevu Reece (27 / Crusaders / Southland / 23)
Mark Tele’a (27 / Blues / North Harbour/ 9)
The following players were not considered due to injury: Sam Cane, Will Jordan, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Cam Roigard.
Scott Barrett has been named the new captain of the All Blacks squad selected by All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson and his four assistant coaches, Scott Hansen, Jason Holland, Leon MacDonald and Jason Ryan.
Ardie Savea and Jordie Barrett will be vice captains.
Five uncapped players are in the squad — hooker George Bell, prop Pasilio Tosi, halfback Cortez Ratima, centre Billy Proctor and loose forward Wallace Sititi, who at 21 is the youngest player in the squad.
2024 Ultra Low Carb Steinlager Series
Game to be played on Saturday July 6, 2024
All Blacks v England
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, 7.05pm (NZT)
Game to be played on Saturday July 13, 2024
All Blacks v England
Eden Park, Auckland, 7.05pm (NZT)
Game to be played on Saturday July 20, 2024
All Blacks v Fiji
SnapDragon Stadium, San Diego, California, 2.30pm (NZT)
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