Savea to captain New Zealand in Nations Championship tests (opens original article in a new tab)

New Zealand rugby coach Dave Rennie named Ardie Savea as captain for the Nations Championship tests against France, Italy, and Ireland, with four uncapped players in the squad.

• New Zealand rugby coach Dave Rennie named Ardie Savea as captain for the Nations Championship tests against France, Italy, and Ireland.
• Four uncapped players - Xavier Numia, Anton Segner, Fehi Fineanganofo, and Josh Moorby - are in the 34-man squad.
• Scott Barrett is unavailable due to injury, and other players Tamaiti Williams, Fabian Holland, and Leicester Fainga’anuku are also ruled out.