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8Kieran
Read
8Peter
Lakai
7Du'Plessis
Kirifi
1James
Slipper
3Zander
Fagerson
Backs
11Cheslin
Kolbe
9Faf
de Klerk
10Ruben
Love
14Maddison
Levi
9John
Cooney
10Kade
Wolhuter
Coaches
3Petrus
du'Plessis
Matt
Taylor
Ben
O'Keeffe
Wesley
Clarke
Phil
Healey
Profiles
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Number 8
Kieran Read
Kieran Read is a retired New Zealand rugby union number 8 and former All Blacks captain who won the Rugby World Cup in 2011 and 2015 and was named World Rugby Player of the Year in 2013.
Number 8
Peter Lakai
Peter Lakai is a New Zealand rugby union loose forward who plays number 8 and flanker for the Hurricanes, Wellington and the All Blacks.
Flanker
Du'Plessis Kirifi
Du'Plessis Kirifi is a New Zealand openside flanker who captains the Hurricanes and Wellington and debuted for the All Blacks in 2025.
Prop
James Slipper
James Slipper is an Australian loosehead prop for the ACT Brumbies and the Wallabies, and Australia's most-capped Test player.
Prop
Zander Fagerson
Zander Fagerson is a Scottish tighthead prop for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland who has toured twice with the British & Irish Lions.
Wing
Cheslin Kolbe
Cheslin Kolbe is a South African wing for the Stormers and the Springboks and a two-time Rugby World Cup winner (2019, 2023).
Scrum-half
Faf de Klerk
Faf de Klerk is a South African scrum-half and two-time Rugby World Cup winner (2019, 2023) known for his tactical kicking and game management.
Fly-half
Ruben Love
Ruben Love is a New Zealand first five-eighth and fullback for the Hurricanes, Wellington and the All Blacks.
Winger
Maddison Levi
Maddison Levi is an Australian rugby sevens winger, two-time Olympian and the 2024 World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year.
Scrum-half
John Cooney
John Cooney is an Irish scrum-half who plays for CA Brive in the Pro D2, having spent eight seasons at Ulster, and has 11 Ireland caps.
Fly-half
Kade Wolhuter
Kade Wolhuter is a South African fly-half who plays for the Lions in the United Rugby Championship and the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup.
Scrum Coach
Petrus du Plessis
Petrus du Plessis is a South African-born scrum coach and former Saracens and Glasgow Warriors prop who was the Wallabies' scrum coach from 2020 to 2023.
Defence Coach
Matt Taylor
Matt Taylor is an Australian-born rugby union defence coach who has been the Wallabies' defence coach since 2019, after seven years with Scotland and Glasgow Warriors.
Referee
Ben O'Keeffe
Ben O'Keeffe is a New Zealand international rugby union referee and qualified ophthalmologist who holds the record for the most first-class, Super Rugby and Test matches officiated by a New Zealand referee.
Head Coach
Wesley Clarke
Wesley Clarke is a New Zealand rugby union head coach at Manawatu who spent seven years as a Black Ferns assistant coach and won the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2017 and 2021.
S&C Coach
Phil Healey
Phil Healey is a New Zealand rugby union strength and conditioning coach, currently head of S&C at the Blues, having previously held the role at Glasgow Warriors, the Chiefs and Counties Manukau.
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