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Māori All Blacks to play Fiji features nine new caps

The Māori All Blacks team to play Fiji in Suva on Saturday features two sets of brothers in the starting fifteen and nine new caps in total.

Charlie Ngatai will captain the side, fresh from his All Blacks debut against Samoa yesterday.

The new caps include the Ioane brothers, Akira and Rieko, and Tawera Kerr-Barlow who is returning from a long injury-enforced break.

Chiefs back Damian McKenzie will also make his debut at fullback alongside his brother Marty, making for a rare set of four brothers in the Māori All Blacks jersey.

Still a strong line-up off the bench. There are also six players from the Hurricanes and Highlanders who appeared in Saturday's Investec Super Rugby final.