Have your say: Who makes your All Blacks starting XV?

Thursday, 25 June 2026

Four new faces and a new captain headline Dave Rennie's first All Blacks squad for 2026. Ardie Savea takes over the captaincy, joined by debutants Xavier Numia, Anton Segner, Fehi Fineanganofo, and Josh Moorby.

Now that Dave Rennie has named his first All Blacks squad of the year, attention turns to the biggest question of all: who starts?

There are some obvious selections, with Ardie Savea set to captain the side and stars such as Will Jordan, Jordie Barrett and Cam Roigard expected to feature prominently.

But there are plenty of selection headaches, too.

Now that Dave Rennie has named his first All Blacks squad of the year, attention turns to the biggest question of all: who starts?

Does Beauden Barrett start, does Damian McKenzie keep the No 10 jersey ordoes Ruben Love get a shot?

Who partners Jordie Barrett in midfield? Which loose forward combination gets the nod? And do any of the four uncapped players force their way into the matchday 23?

Stuff’s rugby writers have had their say on the team selection. Now, we want to know your starting XV.

Pick your team from the 34-man squad named on Monday and tell us who you’d select for the first test of the year, or who you think Rennie will pick.

We’ll compare readers’ selections with Stuff’s picks and see where there was cross-over, where opinions differ and who had the wildest predictions.

Tell us your starting XV in the comments. If you’re using the Stuff app on iOS you’ll need to view Stuff.co.nz on a browser to view and post comments.