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All Blacks forced to make late change for Bok clash TEAM UPDATE: All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie has been forced to tweak his matchday squad for Saturday’s Greatest Rivalry clash against the Springboks at Ellis Park. Loose forward Anton Segner has been pulled from the bench and will be replaced by Simon Parker. Segner has a swollen ankle which has been “assessed as acute inflammatory arthritis”. His return to play is yet to be determined. New Zealand – revised: 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Quinn Tupaea, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Josh Moorby, 10 Ruben Love, 9 Cam Roigard, 8 Ardie Savea (captain), 7 Luke Jacobson, 6 Tupou Vaa’i, 5 Fabian Holland, 4 Josh Lord, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ethan de Groot. Replacements: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 George Bower, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Simon Parker, 20 Peter Lakai, 21 Kyle Preston, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Leroy Carter. Date: Saturday, August 22 Venue: 10bet Ellis Park, Johannesburg Kick-off: 17.10 (15.10 GMT; 03.10 NZST Sunday, August 23) Referee: Matthew Carley (England) Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) TMO: Mike Adamson (Scotland) Register your interest to receive priority updates on RWC27 ticket releases. Don't miss out, stay in the loop!