A total of 14 players from the All Blacks squad announced this week will be available to represent their teams in the National Provinvial Championship (NPC) quarterfinals.
Top qualifiers Wellington are a big winner with four All Blacks available when they host Counties Manukau on Friday night (kick-off 7.05pm).
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Asafo Aumua, TJ Perenara, Billy Proctor and Ruben Love are all in line to play, while Cam Roigard is available for the Steelers.
Pasilio Tosi will prepare to play for Bay of Plenty in Saturday afternoon’s fixture against Hawkes Bay, and three All Blacks may feature in Saturday night’s match with Stephen Perofeta available for Taranaki and both Luke Jacobson and Samipeni Finau ready to line up for Waikato.
Sunday’s South Island quarter-final clash will have Ethan Blackadder and David Havili available for Tasman, while Canterbury can call on forwards George Bell, Fletcher Newell and Sam Darry.
ALL BLACKS IN NPC
The list of All Blacks available for their provincial teams:
Friday, October 11
Wellington vs Counties Manukau, Sky Stadium, Wellington, 7.05pm
Wellington: Billy Proctor, Ruben Love, TJ Perenara, Asafo Aumua
Counties Manukau: Cam Roigard
Saturday, October 12
Bay of Plenty vs Hawke’s Bay, Tauranga Domain, 2.05pm
Bay of Plenty: Pasilio Tosi
Taranaki vs Waikato, Yarrows Stadium, New Plymouth, 7.05pm
Taranaki: Stephen Perofeta
Waikato: Luke Jacobson, Samipeni Finau
Sunday, October 13
Tasman vs Canterbury, Lansdowne Park, Blenheim, 2.05pm
Tasman: Ethan Blackadder, David Havili
Canterbury: George Bell, Fletcher Newell, Sam Darry