Waisake Naholo has been included in the All Blacks wider training squad for the Rugby Championship.
Coach Steve Hansen has named three new players.
Highlanders pair Richard Buckman (utility back) and Tom Franklin (lock), along with Chiefs prop Atu Moli, are the three new inclusions in the 34‑man squad at a training camp in Christchurch.
Back‑row Akira Ioane is the another uncapped player in the wider training group but he has been training with the squad since the British and Irish Lions series earlier this year.
No Crusaders have been named as they prepare for Sundayay's Super Rugby Final but there are recalls for props Nepo Laulala and Jeff Toomaga Allen who were not part of the squad during the British and Irish Lions series.
Charlie Ngatai has also been handed an invitation, having battled ongoing concussion issues since he made his debut in 2015.
The final All Blacks squad for the Rugby Championship will be named on August 7.
All Blacks training squad
Forwards: Dane Coles, Nathan Harris, Kane Hames, Nepo Laulala, Atu Moli, Jeffery Toomaga‑Allen, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Dominic Bird, Tom Franklin, Brodie Retallick, Patrick Tuipulotu, Sam Cane, Vaea Fifita, Akira Ioane, Jerome Kaino, Ardie Savea, Liam Squire
Backs: Tawera Kerr‑Barlow, TJ Perenara, Aaron Smith, Beauden Barrett, Damian McKenzie, Lima Sopoaga, Richard Buckman, Ngani Laumape, Anton Lienert‑Brown, Charlie Ngatai, Sonny Bill Williams, Jordie Barrett, Rieko Ioane, Nehe Milner‑Skudder, Waisake Naholo, Julian Savea, Ben Smith.
Source : Planet Rugby
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