Anton Lienert-Brown's week of rest has been dashed with the young All Blacks centre called up early for New Zealand's end-of-year tour.
Lienert-Brown was pencilled in for a well-deserved break by coach Steve Hansen and was instructed not to jump on a plane to London until later next week.
He was due to miss the All Blacks match against the Barbarians on November 4.
However an illness to centre Jack Goodhue has forced Lienert-Brown to link up with his teammates in the northern hemisphere a tad early.
The 22-year-old Lienert-Brown' will now take Goodhue's place but is still unlikely to face the Baa-Baas and instead be eligible to play against France in Paris on November 11.
"He's going to come on the next group," Hansen said.
"You can't help illness - just have to deal with it."
Lienert-Brown is nevertheless likely to sit out the Baabaas match with the likes of Ryan Crotty and Ngani Laumape able to play in midfield.
David Havili, Rieko Ioane and Seta Tamanivalu are also capable in the role.
Sonny Bill Williams has been given the week off with his family, as have Kieran Read, Dane Coles, Wyatt Crockett and Sam Whitelock.
Like Goodhue, they will be eligible to play against Les Bleus.
Hansen said managing a bumper squad would be a bit of a challenge, with a further five players, including Richie Mo'unga, to switch over from the Baa-Baas set-up for the All Blacks' clash with a French XV in Lyon.
The squad would swell to more than 40 players at that time.
"We're going to have to be well-prepared, well-managed. It's the management (team) that will have to work hard, we're well aware of what we have to do," Hansen said.
"Just a matter of rolling up our sleeves and getting on with it.
"We've got to keep building our game - everyone else is trying to get their noses in front and we've got to stay hungry."
The All Blacks will also play Tests against Scotland (Nov 18) and Wales (Nov 25).
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