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New head coach Dave Rennie has named the first gameday squad of his All Blacks tenure for Saturday's Nations Championship opener in Christchurch on Saturday. The lone newcomers in the matchday 23 are Hurricanes stand-outs Fehi Fineanganofo and Xavier Numia, who are in line to make their respective Test debut's from the bench at Te Kaha Stadium.
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