Seven All Blacks squad members have been released to their provinces for this weekend's NPC quarter-finals

Waikato are the chief beneficiaries - they'll have Luke Jacobson, Anton Lienert-Brown and Samipeni Finau for Friday's match with Otago in Dunedin.

Props Pasilio Tosi and Tevita Mafileo will bolster Bay of Plenty's pack when they welcome Tasman to Tauranga on Saturday.

Lock Josh Lord will play for Taranaki against Hawke's Bay in Napier while Canterbury get hooker Brodie McAlister back for Sunday's match with Counties-Manukau at Christchurch.

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