David Havili selected on All Blacks bench

Crusaders back David Havili will make his debut off the bench for the All Blacks in their Rugby Championship match against Los Pumas in Buenos Aires.

Versatile Crusaders back David Havili will make his All Blacks debut from the bench while Vaea Fifita, Waisake Naholo and Matt Todd have earned recalls for this weekend's Rugby Championship match against Argentina in Buenos Aires.

Anton Lienert-Brown will start at centre, Naholo is on the right wing and Ngani Laumape will provide extra back cover from the bench on Sunday (NZT).

Fifita is at blindside flanker and Todd on the openside in his fourth Test start, while Luke Romano and Scott Barrett have been named as the starting locks.

Patrick Tuipulotu will make his impact from the bench in his first appearance for the All Blacks this year.

All Blacks: Damian McKenzie, Waisake Naholo, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sonny Bill Williams, Rieko Ioane, Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read, Matt Todd, Vaea Fifita, Scott Barrett, Luke Romano, Nepo Laulala, Dane Coles, Kane Hames. Reserves: Codie Taylor, Wyatt Crockett, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Patrick Tuipulotu, Ardie Savea, TJ Perenara, Ngani Laumape, David Havili.


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