The 2023 Bledisloe Cup series has finished. Here are the teams that played in the two Tests.
New Zealand | Number | Australia |
---|---|---|
Tamaiti Williams | 1 | Angus Bell |
Samisoni Taukei’aho | 2 | Dave Porecki |
Nepo Laulala | 3 | Pone Fa’amausili |
Brodie Retallick | 4 | Nick Frost |
Sam Whitelock | 5 | Richie Arnold |
Samipeni Finau | 6 | Tom Hooper |
Sam Cane (c) | 7 | Fraser McReight |
Ardie Savea | 8 | Rob Valetini |
Finlay Christie | 9 | Tate McDermott (c) |
Damian McKenzie | 10 | Carter Gordon |
Leicester Fainga’anuku | 11 | Marika Koroibete |
Anton Lienert-Brown | 12 | Samu Kerevi |
Braydon Ennor | 13 | Jordan Petaia |
Shaun Stevenson | 14 | Mark Nawaqanitawase |
Will Jordan | 15 | Andrew Kellaway |
Reserves | ||
Dane Coles | 16 | Matt Faessler |
Ofa Tu’ungafasi | 17 | James Slipper |
Fletcher Newell | 18 | Zane Nonggorr |
Tupou Vaa’i | 19 | Will Skelton |
Luke Jacobson | 20 | Rob Leota |
Aaron Smith | 21 | Nic White |
Richie Mo’unga | 22 | Quade Cooper |
Dallas McLeod | 23 | Izaia Perese |
Wallabies
With James Slipper again starting on the bench and Game 1 captain Allan Alaalatoa out injured, Tate McDermott was named as Wallabies skipper for Game 2.
Kerevi got the gig at inside centre, but Dave Rennie elected to stick with Noah Lolesio at fly-half. Izack Rodda was the other big inclusion, making his Wallabies return via the bench.
All Blacks
Having secured the Bledisloe Cup, the All Blacks made a whopping 12 changes for Game 2, with only Brodie Retallick, Ardie Savea and Will Jordan remaining from the starting 15 for Game 1.
Australia | Number | New Zealand |
---|---|---|
Angus Bell | 1 | Ethan de Groot |
Dave Porecki | 2 | Codie Taylor |
Allan Alaalatoa (c) | 3 | Tyrel Lomax |
Nick Frost | 4 | Brodie Retallick |
Will Skelton | 5 | Scott Barrett |
Jed Holloway | 6 | Shannon Frizell |
Tom Hooper | 7 | Dalton Papali’i |
Rob Valetini | 8 | Ardie Savea (c) |
Tate McDermott | 9 | Aaron Smith |
Carter Gordon | 10 | Richie Mo’unga |
Marika Koroibete | 11 | Mark Telea |
Samu Kerevi | 12 | Jordie Barrett |
Jordan Petaia | 13 | Rieko Ioane |
Mark Nawaqanitawase | 14 | Will Jordan |
Andrew Kellaway | 15 | Beauden Barrett |
Reserves | ||
Jordan Uelese | 16 | Samisoni Taukei’aho |
James Slipper | 17 | Ofa Tu’ungafasi |
Taniela Tupou | 18 | Nepo Laulala |
Richie Arnold | 19 | Sam Whitelock |
Rob Leota | 20 | Luke Jacobson |
Nic White | 21 | Cam Roigard |
Quade Cooper | 22 | Anton Lienert-Brown |
Izaia Perese | 23 | Caleb Clarke |
Wallabies
Tom Wright, Reece Hodge and Pete Samu paid the price for the Wallabies’ underwhelming start in 2023, with Eddie Jones leaving out the trio for Game 1. Taniela Tupou returned for his first Wallabies game since a major Achilles injury.
All Blacks
Ardie Savea led the side for the fifth time in his career, with Sam Cane withdrawn due to a neck strain sustained in the win over South Africa in Auckland.
His absence meant Dalton Papali’i wore the No.7 jersey for the 14th time in his Test career, with Luke Jacobson coming into the match-day 23 as loose forward cover.
New Zealand | Number | Australia |
---|---|---|
Ethan de Groot | 1 | James Slipper (c) |
Codie Taylor | 2 | Dave Porecki |
Tyrel Lomax | 3 | Allan Alaalatoa |
Brodie Retallick | 4 | Jed Holloway |
Sam Whitelock | 5 | Cadeyrn Neville |
Akira Ioane | 6 | Rob Valetni |
Dalton Papalii | 7 | Pete Samu |
Ardie Savea (c) | 8 | Harry Wilson |
Aaron Smith | 9 | Jake Gordon |
Richie Mo’unga | 10 | Bernard Foley |
Caleb Clarke | 11 | Marika Koroibete |
Jordie Barrett | 12 | Lalakai Foketi |
Rieko Ioane | 13 | Len Ikitau |
Will Jordan | 14 | Tom Wright |
Beauden Barrett | 15 | Andrew Kellaway |
Reserves | ||
Samisoni Taukei’aho | 16 | Folau Fainga’a |
Ofa Tu’ungafasi | 17 | Angus Bell |
Nepo Laulala | 18 | Pone Fa’amausili |
Tupou Vaa’i | 19 | Nick Frost |
Hoskins Sotutu | 20 | Fraser McReight |
Finlay Christie | 21 | Nic White |
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | 22 | Reece Hodge |
Sevu Reece | 23 | Jordan Petaia |
Australia | Number | New Zealand |
---|---|---|
James Slipper (c) | 1 | Ethan de Groot |
Dave Porecki | 2 | Samisoni Taukei’aho |
Allan Alaalatoa | 3 | Tyrel Lomax |
Jed Holloway | 4 | Brodie Retallick |
Matt Philip | 5 | Sam Whitelock |
Rob Leota | 6 | Scott Barrett |
Pete Samu | 7 | Sam Cane (c) |
Rob Valetini | 8 | Hoskins Sotutu |
Jake Gordon | 9 | Aaron Smith |
Bernard Foley | 10 | Richie Mo’unga |
Marika Koroibete | 11 | Caleb Clarke |
Lalakai Foketi | 12 | David Havili |
Len Ikitau | 13 | Rieko Ioane |
Tom Wright | 14 | Will Jordan |
Andrew Kellaway | 15 | Jordie Barrett |
Reserves | ||
Folau Fainga’a | 16 | Dane Coles |
Scott Sio | 17 | George Bower |
Pone Fa’amausili | 18 | Fletcher Newell |
Darcy Swain | 19 | Akira Ioane |
Fraser McReight | 20 | Dalton Papali’i |
Nic White | 21 | Finlay Christie |
Reece Hodge | 22 | Beauden Barrett |
Jordan Petaia | 23 | Quinn Tupaea |
Australia | Number | New Zealand |
---|---|---|
James Slipper | 1 | George Bower |
Folau Fainga’a | 2 | Codie Taylor |
Allan Alaalatoa | 3 | Nepo Laulala |
Darcy Swain | 4 | Brodie Retallick |
Matt Philip | 5 | Scott Barrett |
Lachlan Swinton | 6 | Akira Ioane |
Michael Hooper (c) | 7 | Dalton Papalii |
Rob Valetini | 8 | Ardie Savea (c) |
Tate McDermott | 9 | Brad Weber |
Noah Lolesio | 10 | Beauden Barrett |
Marika Koroibete | 11 | Rieko Ioane |
Samu Kerevi | 12 | David Havili |
Len Ikitau | 13 | Anton Lienert-Brown |
Andrew Kellaway | 14 | Will Jordan |
Tom Banks | 15 | Jordie Barrett |
Reserves | ||
Lachlan Lonergan | 16 | Samisoni Taukei’aho |
Angus Bell | 17 | Karl Tu’inukuafe |
Taniela Tupou | 18 | Angus Ta’avao |
Izack Rodda | 19 | Tupou Vaa’i |
Pete Samu | 20 | Ethan Blackadder |
Nic White | 21 | TJ Perenara |
Reece Hodge | 22 | Damian McKenzie |
Jordan Petaia | 23 | George Bridge |
Wallabies
The big questions on Wallabies fans’ lips were whether Samu Kerevi and Quade Cooper would make their returns to the international side.
Kerevi got the gig at inside centre, but Dave Rennie elected to stick with Noah Lolesio at fly-half. Izack Rodda was the other big inclusion, making his Wallabies return via the bench.
All Blacks
Having wrapped the Bledisloe once again, the All Blacks made a few changes for Game 3.
Brad Weber and Beauden Barrett replaced Aaron Smith and Richie Mo’unga as the halves, while there were also plenty of changes to the backline.
New Zealand | Number | Australia |
---|---|---|
George Bower | 1 | James Slipper |
Codie Taylor | 2 | Brandon Paenga-Amosa |
Nepo Laulala | 3 | Allan Alaalatoa |
Brodie Retallick | 4 | Darcy Swain |
Sam Whitelock (c) | 5 | Matt Philip |
Akira Ioane | 6 | Lachie Swinton |
Dalton Papalii | 7 | Michael Hooper (c) |
Ardie Savea | 8 | Rob Valetini |
Aaron Smith | 9 | Tate McDermott |
Richie Mo’unga | 10 | Noah Lolesio |
Sevu Reece | 11 | Marika Koroibete |
David Havili | 12 | Matt To’omua |
Rieko Ioane | 13 | Hunter Paisami |
Will Jordan | 14 | Andrew Kellaway |
Damian McKenzie | 15 | Tom Banks |
Reserves | ||
Samisoni Taukei’aho | 16 | Jordan Uelese |
Karl Tu’inukuafe | 17 | Scott Sio |
Angus Ta’avao | 18 | Taniela Tupou |
Scott Barrett | 19 | Lukhan Salakaia-Loto |
Luke Jacobson | 20 | Harry Wilson |
TJ Perenara | 21 | Nic White |
Beauden Barrett | 22 | Len Ikitau |
Jordie Barrett | 23 | Reece Hodge |
Wallabies
Dave Rennie made four changes to his lineup for the second Test.
Into the side came Marika Koroibete and Lachie Swinton, while Matt Philip and Matt To’omua were promoted off the bench.
Koroibete’s inclusion saw Andrew Kellaway swapped to the opposite wing and Jordan Petaia left out altogether. To’omua’s promotion also saw Hunter Paisami swap centre positions and relegated Len Ikitau to the reserves.
In the forward pack, Philip joined Darcy Swain for their first Test together as the front row, while Swinton’s inclusion moved Rob Valetini to number eight and saw Harry Wilson drop down to the bench.
All Blacks
New Zealand made a few changes to their backline after finishing the first Test fairly poorly against the Wallabies.
Will Jordan came onto the right wing, pushing Sevu Reece to the other wing and moving Rieko Ioane into the centres. Anton Lienert-Brown dropped out as a result.
On the bench, Scott Barrett – who withdrew from the first Test with illness – reclaimed his spot from Patrick Tuipulotu, while TJ Perenara was also added to the pine in place of Brad Weber.
New Zealand | Number | Australia |
---|---|---|
George Bower | 1 | James Slipper |
Codie Taylor | 2 | Brandon Paenga-Amosa |
Nepo Laulala | 3 | Allan Alaalatoa |
Brodie Retallick | 4 | Darcy Swain |
Sam Whitelock (c) | 5 | Lukhan Salakaia-Loto |
Akira Ioane | 6 | Rob Valetini |
Dalton Papalii | 7 | Michael Hooper (c) |
Ardie Savea | 8 | Harry Wilson |
Aaron Smith | 9 | Tate McDermott |
Richie Mo’unga | 10 | Noah Lolesio |
Rieko Ioane | 11 | Andrew Kellaway |
David Havili | 12 | Hunter Paisami |
Anton Lienert-Brown | 13 | Len Ikitau |
Sevu Reece | 14 | Jordan Petaia |
Damian McKenzie | 15 | Tom Banks |
Reserves | ||
Samisoni Taukei’aho | 16 | Jordan Uelese |
Karl Tu’inukuafe | 17 | Angus Bell |
Angus Ta’avao | 18 | Taniela Tupou |
Patrick Tuipulotu | 19 | Matt Philip |
Luke Jacobson | 20 | Fraser McReight |
Brad Weber | 21 | Jake Gordon |
Beauden Barrett | 22 | Matt To’omua |
Jordie Barrett | 23 | Reece Hodge |
Wallabies
The Wallabies were rocked before even announcing their team, after Marika Koroibete, Pone Fa’amausili and Isi Naisarani were all stood down for a drinking sessions that breached team curfew.
While the trio were cleared of any legal wrongdoing, their violation of team protocol saw them stood down for the first Test.
Jordan Petaia was the big beneficiary, starting on the right wing in his first Wallabies appearance of the season.
All Blacks
Richie Mo’unga claimed the starting flyhalf gig ahead of Beauden Barrett for Bledisloe 1. The two number 10s had regularly swapped starting gigs over previous Tests, but it was Mo’unga getting the gig first up.
Barrett was to be joined by brothers Jordie and Scott on the bench, but Scott withdrew from the the first Test with illness and was replaced by Patrick Tuipulotu.
That was one of two late changes swung by the All Blacks, with Dane Coles succumbing to a calf injury and being replaced by Samisoni Taukei’aho.