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All Blacks make two changes as De Groot and Barrett to start against Scotland

Ethan De Groot during training
Ethan De Groot during trainingREUTERS / Benoit Tessier

New Zealand have made two changes ⁠to their starting lineup for Saturday’s Nations Championship clash versus Scotland ‌after a rampant performance in the Bledisloe Cup ‌against Australia last month, coach ‌Dave Rennie announced on Thursday.

Ethan ‌de Groot is restored to the front ‌row at loosehead in place of George Bower, while Jordie Barrett returns ‌from injury at centre in ⁠place of ‌Timoci Tavatavanawai.

Bower and Tavatavanawai are named among ​the replacements, where there are three other changes from the ​43-21 win over Australia in Sydney on October 17.

Asafo Aumua is ⁠chosen ahead ​of the injured Samisoni Taukei'aho as hooker replacement, while Christian Lio-Willie replaces Shannon Frizell, who is also injured, and ‌Anton Segner is preferred to Duplessis Kirifi, who was not chosen for the month-long trip to Britain.

New Zealand are unbeaten in 33 past tests against Scotland, with 31 wins and two draws.

Team: 15-Beauden Barrett, 14-Will Jordan, 13-Quinn Tupaea, 12-Jordie Barrett, 11-Josh ‌Moorby, 10-Damian McKenzie, 9-Cam Roigard, 8-Wallace ​Sititi, 7-Peter Lakai, 6-Tupou Vaa’i, ‌5-Fabian Holland, 4-Scott Barrett, 3-Fletcher Newell, 2-Codie Taylor (captain), 1-Ethan de Groot

Replacements: 16-Asafo Aumua, 17-George Bower, 18-Pasilio Tosi, 19-Christian Lio-Willie, 20-Anton Segner, 21-Cortez Ratima, 22-Timoci ⁠Tavatavanawai, 23-Rieko ⁠Ioane

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