All Blacks revert to strong line-up for showdown under roof against Wales

Coach makes wholesale changes from team that beat Japan

SKIPPER: New Zealand's Sam Whitelock

The New Zealand head coach Ian Foster has welcomed back several of the All Blacks’ star names to face Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

Foster makes wholesale changes from the team that beat Japan last weekend, including starts for the likes of Beauden Barrett, his brother Jordie and Aaron Smith. It will be Smith’s 113th Test match appearance, taking him above former fly-half Dan Carter as New Zealand’s most capped back.