Former Melbourne NRL winger Matt Duffie has been called up for the All Blacks' northern hemisphere tour as coach Steve Hansen maintains a focus on building depth.
Duffie has been rewarded for a strong Super Rugby season with the Blues, named as one of four uncapped players along with Crusaders centre Jack Goodhue plus prop Tim Perry and hooker Asafo Aumua, who have both excelled in the national provincial championship.
Two players recalled after their non-involvement in New Zealand's clean sweep of the Rugby Championship are outside back Seta Tamanivalu and prop Jeffery Toomaga-Allen.
World class lock Brodie Retallick hasn't been included for compassionate reasons following a recent family tragedy.
The only player confirmed as unavailable for the first match against the Barbarians at Twickenham on November 4 is injured winger Rieko Ioane (finger).
The remaining matches are against France (Paris, Nov 11), a French selection (Lyon, Nov 14), Scotland (Edinburgh, Nov 18) and Wales (Cardiff, Nov 25).
All Blacks squad:
Backs: Damian McKenzie, David Havili, Matt Duffie, Waisake Naholo, Rieko Ioane, Seta Tamanivalu, Ryan Crotty, Anton Lienert-Brown, Jack Goodhue, Sonny Bill Williams, Ngani Laumape, Beauden Barrett, Lima Sopoaga, Aaron Smith, TJ Perenara, Tawera Kerr-Barlow.
Forwards: Kieran Read (capt), Sam Cane, Ardie Savea, Matt Todd, Liam Squire, Jerome Kaino, Vaea Fifita, Sam Whitelock, Scott Barrett, Luke Romano, Patrick Tuipulotu, Nepo Laulala, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Kane Hames, Wyatt Crockett, Tim Perry, Dane Coles, Codie Taylor, Nathan Harris, Asafo Aumua.
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