Lock Tuipulotu to lead All Blacks against Stormers

All Blacks Head Coach Dave Rennie has named his team to play the Stormers at DHL Stadium, Cape Town, on Friday 7 August in the opening match of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour.

Lock Patrick Tuipulotu will lead the side, which includes two newcomers in prop Siale Lauaki and back Josh Jacomb, who will be on the bench.

Team is in for the first Match in South Africa 🇳🇿

Details at https://t.co/9U1B1GrH7E pic.twitter.com/oBB16dCM5S — All Blacks (@AllBlacks) August 5, 2026

All Blacks match-day 23

Test caps and non-test games in brackets; * indicates first All Blacks appearance:

1.   George Bower (26, 0)

2. Samisoni Taukei’aho (44, 0)

3.   Pasilio Tosi (17, 0)

4.   Fabian Holland (12, 0)

5. Patrick Tuipulotu (57, 2) (Captain)

6.   Simon Parker (8, 0)

7.   Peter Lakai (10, 0)

8.   Wallace Sititi (21, 0)

9.   Cortez Ratima (24, 0)

10.  Beauden Barrett (144, 1)

11.  Rieko Ioane (88, 0)

12. Anton Lienert-Brown (90, 1)

13.  Billy Proctor (13, 0)

14. Leroy Carter (7, 0)

15. Josh Moorby (2, 0)

Reserves:

16.  Asafo Aumua (22, 2)

17.  Ollie Norris (3, 0)

18. Siale Lauaki *

19.  Sam Darry (10, 0)

20.  Ethan Blackadder (14, 0)

21.  Kyle Preston (1, 0)

22.  Josh Jacomb *

23.  Caleb Clarke (35, 0)