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Leroy Carter promoted to starting line-up for All Blacks' second Test against Springboks

All Blacks coach Dave Rennie has made several changes for the second Test against the Springboks in Cape Town, including promoting Leroy Carter to the left wing. Injury-enforced changes see George Bower and Simon Parker start, while the Springboks have made nine changes of their own following their worst loss under Rassie Erasmus.

By Tertius News AI Desk 2 distinct · 2 mastheads · 4 articles Version 2 Coverage Aug 27–29, 2026 Published 1h ago

Team Changes for Cape Town Test

All Blacks coach Dave Rennie has made several changes to his starting line-up for the second Test against the Springboks in Cape Town, with the most notable being the promotion of Leroy Carter to the left wing.

Carter, who plays for the Chiefs, replaces Josh Moorby, who moves to the bench. Moorby was solid in the first Test and scored the team's first try, but the selectors have opted for a change on the wing.

In the forwards, George Bower starts at loosehead prop after Ethan de Groot failed a head injury assessment following a clash of heads with teammate Josh Lord. Both de Groot and Lord are ruled out of the Test at DHL Stadium under concussion protocols. Tupou Vaa'i, previously used as a blindside flanker in big Tests by Rennie, returns to lock, with Simon Parker starting at blindside flanker. Patrick Tuipulotu, who played the first half of Wednesday's 41-35 victory over the Lions, is named as lock cover on the bench.

The front row includes Asafo Aumua, Xavier Numia and Fletcher Newell on the bench, along with loose forward Peter Lakai. There is no room for Ethan Blackadder, who was superb against the Lions.

Hooker Codie Taylor and tighthead prop Tyrel Lomax retain their places, as do loose forwards Ardie Savea, Luke Jacobson and the rest of the backline apart from Moorby. Damian McKenzie will play his 34th consecutive Test, while Will Jordan, who scored a double in the first Test, has extended his Test try-scoring record to 53 tries, moving to No. 6 on the all-time men's Test list alongside former England international Rory Underwood.

Springboks' Response

The Springboks have made nine changes to their team for the Cape Town Test, following their 33-16 defeat in Johannesburg – their worst loss under coach Rassie Erasmus. Siya Kolisi returns as captain, with Cobus Reinach and Handre Pollard starting at halfback. Ethan Hooker replaces Cheslin Kolbe on the wing.

The All Blacks lead the four-Test series 1-0 after their victory in Johannesburg, which was their fifth straight win over the Springboks. The match is scheduled for 3am Sunday NZT in Cape Town.

Head-to-Head History

The All Blacks and Springboks have played 111 Tests, with the All Blacks winning 64, the Springboks 43, and four draws. In their last five meetings, the All Blacks won 33-16 in Johannesburg in 2026 and 24-17 in Auckland in 2025, while the Springboks won 43-10 in Wellington in 2025, 18-12 in Cape Town in 2024, and 31-27 in Johannesburg in 2024.

Line-ups

All Blacks: 1. George Bower, 2. Codie Taylor, 3. Tyrel Lomax, 4. Fabian Holland, 5. Tupou Vaa'i, 6. Simon Parker, 7. Luke Jacobson, 8. Ardie Savea (c), 9. Cam Roigard, 10. Ruben Love, 11. Leroy Carter, 12. Jordie Barrett, 13. Quinn Tupaea, 14. Will Jordan, 15. Damian McKenzie.

Bench: 16. Asafo Aumua, 17. Xavier Numia, 18. Fletcher Newell, 19. Patrick Tuipulotu, 20. Peter Lakai, 21. Kyle Preston, 22. Anton Lienert-Brown, 23. Josh Moorby.

Springboks: 1. Ox Nche, 2. Malcolm Marx, 3. Wilco Louw, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 5. Ruan Nortje, 6. Siya Kolisi (c), 7. Pieter-Steph du Toit (as selected).

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1News

Framing: Rennie's surprise wing switch for second Test against Boks

as of Aug 27, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC

Facts Included:

Dave Rennie made several changes to the All Blacks line-up for the second Test against the Springboks in Cape Town.
George Bower starts at loosehead prop after Ethan de Groot failed a head injury assessment.
Tupou Vaa'i replaces the injured Sam Lord at lock.
Simon Parker starts at blindside flanker.
Leroy Carter starts on the left wing ahead of Josh Moorby.
Rassie Erasmus named his Springboks team with nine changes.
The All Blacks team includes Ardie Savea as captain, with 110 caps.
Damian McKenzie will play his 34th consecutive Test.
Will Jordan has 58 caps and scored a double in the first Test.
The match is the second of a four-Test series; the All Blacks lead 1-0.

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NZ Herald · 3 articles

Framing: The headline emphasizes player ratings for the All Blacks in their defeat to the Springboks.

as of Aug 29, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC

Framing: Focuses on the All Blacks' victory and the Springboks' record loss, but emphasizes the Springboks' perspective in the headline. — neutral, factual, match-preview oriented

Facts Included:

All Blacks beat Springboks 33-16 in Johannesburg, their fifth straight win.
Springboks' 33-16 loss is their worst under Rassie Erasmus.
Springboks make changes: Cobus Reinach and Handre Pollard start at 9 and 10, Ethan Hooker replaces Cheslin Kolbe on the wing.
All Blacks make two injury-enforced changes: George Bower and Simon Parker replace Ethan de Groot and Josh Lord (concussion protocols).
Leroy Carter elevated to left wing, Josh Moorby moves to bench.
All Blacks came back from 18 points down against Lions midweek.
All Blacks v Springboks head-to-head: 111 tests, All Blacks 64 wins, Springboks 43 wins, 4 draws.
All Blacks v Springboks last five meetings: All Blacks 33-16, Springboks 43-10, All Blacks 17-10, Springboks 18-12, Springboks 31-27.
Full line-ups for both teams listed.
Referee: Australian Angus Gardner replaces Georgian Nika Amashukeli (illness).
Live commentary on Newstalk ZB and iHeartRadio, TV on Sky Sport 1, streaming on Sky Sport Now.

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as of Aug 29, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC

Facts Included:

Tyrel Lomax was penalised just before halftime in a scrum that led to Siya Kolisi scoring.
Tyrel Lomax gave away another penalty in the first half.
Tyrel Lomax was off after 49 minutes.
Fabian Holland forced a fumble by Cobus Reinach in South African territory and threw a good offload in the lead-up to Carter’s try.
Fabian Holland finished with 11 tackles but missed three.
Tupou Vaa'i lost a kickoff which eventually led to three points, was penalised for obstruction which also led to three points, and gave up a turnover penalty which again meant Cheslin Kolbe converted.
Simon Parker was the fourth different All Black to wear the No 6 jersey in tests this year.
Simon Parker was the side’s main lineout option and was up there in the tackle count with 11.
Luke Jacobson missed an early tackle on Kolbi when he came off his left before South Africa’s opening try and was penalised for a silly cleanout.
Luke Jacobson won a turnover and made 12 tackles in his 62 minutes on the field.
Ardie Savea finished with 10 carries and was the All Blacks’ top tackler with 13, but also missed four.
Cam Roigard did six kicks and six runs, and looked dangerous when running into space against a rushing Boks defence.
Ruben Love had a strong kicking game but began with a weak grubber while on attack and was intercepted by Kolbe.
Leroy Carter was best on the field for the All Blacks, scoring a try in the corner and providing a key link-up with Savea in the All Blacks second try.
Jordie Barrett was not sure about the early kicking plans with some wasted chips ahead, but had slick passing in lead-up to Roigard try and his charge down was a bounce away from being a key moment.
Quinn Tupaea led the test with 13 carries but finished with 14m carried and was off after 67 minutes.
Will Jordan set up Cam Roigard’s try with a great break, and Leroy Carter’s try started with Jordan winning a box kick.
Damian McKenzie broke free into space in first half and scored, but was intercepted by Kolbe, wasting an attacking chance.
Asafo Aumua made nine big, strong runs, and the scrum looked better when he was on the field, but his accuracy at lineout time wasn’t there late.
Xavier Numia impressed off the bench with charging runs and solid scrummaging.
Fletcher Newell had another strong outing off the bench.
Patrick Tuipulotu made a loose pass in own territory that led to Love conceding a penalty and allowed Kolbe to make it a 14-point game.
Peter Lakai was involved heavily during his 29 minutes.
Kyle Preston was fine for the nine minutes he was on the field when All Blacks had possession for most of it.
Anton Lienert-Brown made a strong tackle down the wing to stop a break in his usual late cameo.
Josh Moorby did not make the field.

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as of Aug 27, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC

Framing: The headline emphasizes Leroy Carter's return to the starting lineup as the key team selection story ahead of the second test.

Facts Included:

Leroy Carter has been promoted to start on the left wing for the All Blacks' second test against the Springboks in Cape Town.
Josh Moorby is switching positions, moving from the left wing.
The match is scheduled for 3am Sunday (NZT) in Cape Town.
The article is by Liam Napier, Senior Sports Journalist for NZ Herald, co-written with Elliott Smith.

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Claim	Confidence	Status
ClaimThe All Blacks' match against the Springboks is scheduled for 3am Sunday NZT.	ConfidenceMedium	StatusSingle-source via NZ Herald as of Aug 27, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC
ClaimThe All Blacks' second test against the Springboks is in Cape Town.	ConfidenceMedium	StatusSingle-source via NZ Herald as of Aug 27, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC

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