The recently departed Warrior will play his first test in five years for New Zealand after coming out of retirement to fill-in for injured Dally M-winning halfback Jahrome Hughes.
The other specialist halves are Kodi Nikorima and Trent Toelau.
Former Kiwis coach Sir Graham Lowe says coach Stacey Jones has engineered a coup.
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