Overview
- Rennie announced Tuesday that Sir Graham Henry will serve as an All Blacks selector alongside senior assistant Neil Barnes.
- Henry has already been reviewing about 60 players and will spend time in camp in New Zealand to help sharpen selections.
- Japan-based fly-half Richie Mo’unga cannot be picked until he signs a New Zealand Rugby deal and plays in the National Provincial Championship, though he may train with the squad.
- Lock Brodie Retallick has not committed to a return, with Rennie saying the Japan-based veteran is reluctant to join the lengthy South Africa tour.
- Rennie opens on July 4 against France in Christchurch before Italy and Ireland, then an August–September trip with four Springboks Tests that Henry labels the team’s biggest contest after recent losses to South Africa.