Will Jordan returns, Rieko Ioane benched in All Blacks team to face Pumas

By the selections it appears the ABs want to play the game at pace

England series Razor used mainly RWC squad as incumbents to win those 2 games at relatively short lead in. RC a few changes who he knows and who know how to play his way. Moving forwards as he gets to know non-Crusaders and they get to know what he wants there will be further change. Horses for courses

Amazingly how quickly 6 has become a big question mark again. Blackadder is solid without being dynamic or destructive. This back row is good enough to compete to Argentina, but long term it doesn't look balanced at all.

Blackadder has been fit for 2 months so is probably due an injury now anyway.

Good to see some changes, the last 4 season's were awful, pick new players if the old ones can't change.

Three opensides in the backrow and one loosie on the bench. None of which are top notch line out options. I guess lineouts are gonna be messy again.

AB's coaches are going with a mobile running forward pack and a backline fully loaded to play to the structured game plan drills practised at training...or not...and what about the impact fire power thats waiting on the bench...ouch..Game Over...Go the AB's...express yourselves... looking for Razor to empty the bench...

Blackadder is not our long term answer at 6

Soft at lock but what better time to test these guys than against some prime Argie beef. Expecting an arm wrestle up front 50/50.

ALB's primarily a defending #13 so I expect a hit it up attack with kick for space, initially. Scattered showers expected Sat evening so boot to ball makes sense.

A banana skin test match if ever there was one.

I like the gradual rotation of players rather than waiting for easy games, though Blackadder at 6 is a gaurenteed dud.

I wonder if we can expect to see a Jordie/Reiko midfield for game two building towards the first SA test, making sure Reiko is prime for the rematch, and perhaps an ALB/Reiko in the 2nd? Choosing Jordie all the way through to the 2nd South Africa game would mean playing 7 straight games, albeit with a 3 week break, and ALB might have proved a solid fill in for a big game after this weekends performance. So depending on how well ALB has gone in his starts we might see Proctor with him in Bled 1, or Jordie is straight back in at 12, or if you're sentimental perhaps that combination gets the game at Wellington.

I see ALB being used at center in this game as a sign he is the current challenger to either Jordie or Reiko's position, not that 13 is considered his best, or most likely to make, position. I like the prospect of Proctor making Bled 1 as that gives a chance to back it up. Really though I don't see much need for more than the 1 game for ALB or Proctor until the end of year tours, with nothing more than a sub appearance for Havili, if that. It's just which combo of those top 3 that get used for the second SA test for me.

Disappointed for Caleb and Reiko and Cortez. Thought ALB proved in Fiji that he's a test 12 and, given Jordie's recent mistakes, might have been given a run there. At 13 his lack of pace will be exposed on the outside sooner or later, as it was in Super rugby a few times. Maybe Razor's objective is to keep the Boks guessing as to what's coming, and if there's a big win this week, there could be more surprises next week?

Tamaiti Williams all day over Ofa. Why is Rieko on the bench? Or he is covering wing?

Caleb Clarke over MT! Great team. ABs by 40+ points.