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All Blacks selectors are excited by the depth at lock developing in New Zealand Rugby

All Blacks selectors are excited by the depth at lock developing in New Zealand Rugby

18 August 2020

Non All Blacks Scott Scrafton, Tupou Vaa'i , Mitchell Dunshea and Manaaki Selby-Rickit have all been selected alongside captain's Sam Whitelock and Patrick Tuipulotu for next weekend's North versus South game in either Wellington or Auckland.

Their selection comes with Brodie Retallick on sabbatical, and the injuries of Scott Barrett, Quinten Strange and Pari Pari Parkinson

All Blacks coach Ian Foster has big wraps on Vaa'i in particular.

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