All Blacks team vs Scotland: Jordie Barrett returns, De Groot starts

Jordie Barrett is back from injury at second five-eighth, and Ethan de Groot starts at loosehead prop, as the All Blacks name their side for Scotland. They are the only two changes in the starting side, out of five in the match-day 23 that played Australia in Sydney.

The earlier story on this Test set out the build-up. Now the selection is known. Asafo Aumua, Christian Lio-Willie and Anton Segner come onto the bench as impact players. The rest of the replacements are props George Bower and Pasilio Tosi, halfback Cortez Ratima, Timoci Tavatavanawai and Rieko Ioane.

Codie Taylor captains the team. Alongside him in the front row are De Groot and Fletcher Newell, while Scott Barrett and Fabian Holland pack down at lock, and the loose forwards are Tupou Vaa'i, Peter Lakai and Wallace Sititi. In the halves, Cam Roigard is at scrumhalf with Damian McKenzie outside him at fly-half, and the midfield pairing is Jordie Barrett and Quinn Tupaea. Moorby, Jordan and Beauden Barrett are the back three.

Will Jordan leads the 2026 Nations Championship try-scoring with six tries from three matches. Dave Rennie said: "Scotland are a quality side. They are very well coached and have built a lot of depth over recent years."

New Zealand have won 31 and drawn two of their Tests against Scotland. The last 10 meetings were all at Murrayfield.

The team will wear a poppy jersey for Armistice Day, along with black armbands in memory of head of security Logan Cadwallader, who died suddenly in Edinburgh. Rennie said: "He was one of us, and he will be very much in our thoughts as we take the field on Saturday." The full report on his death is on RuckBee.