Twelve members of the All Blacks Rugby Championship squad will represent their provincial unions this weekend.
The players will be spread across six National Provincial Championship (NPC) pre-season matches, five on Friday and one on Saturday.
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Four players - David Havili, Will Jordan, Ethan Blackadder and Noah Hotham - will play for Tasman against Southland in Christchurch on Friday, with the other eight players spread across matches in Taranaki, Wellington, Auckland, Canterbury and Northland.
The All Blacks Rugby Championship squad will assemble at the NZCIS in Upper Hutt on Sunday in preparation for the first test of the tournament against Argentina at Wellington's Sky Stadium on Saturday, August 10.
ALL BLACKS PLAYING FOR NPC TEAMS
Friday, August 2
Tasman vs Southland, Christchurch Football Club, 1pm
Tasman: David Havili, Will Jordan, Ethan Blackadder, Noah Hotham
Taranaki vs Bay of Plenty, Urenui Sportsground, 1pm.
Taranaki: Josh Lord
Bay of Plenty: Sam Cane, Pasilio Tosi
Wellington vs Manawatū, NZCIS, 12pm
Wellington: Billy Proctor
Auckland vs Counties Manukau, Ōrākei Domain, 1pm
Auckland: Caleb Clarke
Canterbury vs Otago, Foster Park Rolleston RFC, 2.05pm
Canterbury: George Bell
Saturday, August 3
Northland vs North Harbour, Pohe Island, Whangarei, 1pm
Northland: Ofa Tu’ungafasi
North Harbour: Wallace Sititi