Scotland v All Blacks teams: Jordie Barrett back, Beauden Barrett set to equal McCaw's 148 Tests

Both teams are named for Murrayfield, and the All Blacks bring two of their most experienced players straight back in. Jordie Barrett returns from injury at second five-eighth and Ethan de Groot starts at loosehead prop, the only changes to the starting side that beat Australia 43-21 in Sydney on 17 October. Codie Taylor captains the side. Kick-off is 3.10am on Sunday 8 November, New Zealand time (2.10pm on Saturday in Edinburgh), live on Sky Sport.

If he takes the field, fullback Beauden Barrett will play his 148th Test and draw level with Richie McCaw as the second most-capped All Black. Only Sam Whitelock, with 153, has played more.

Scotland have picked ten Glasgow Warriors players in their starting side, led by centre Sione Tuipulotu, and Finn Russell is set for his 96th Scotland cap. Scotland are still chasing a first win over the All Blacks after 33 Tests.

Side by side

Test caps before Saturday, from the two official team releases.

No	All Blacks	Tests	Scotland	Caps
1	Ethan de Groot	46	Rory Sutherland	51
2	Codie Taylor (c)	114	Ewan Ashman	37
3	Fletcher Newell	43	Zander Fagerson	84
4	Scott Barrett	91	Gregor Brown	19
5	Fabian Holland	16	Scott Cummings	52
6	Tupou Vaa'i	53	Matt Fagerson	66
7	Peter Lakai	16	Rory Darge	41
8	Wallace Sititi	25	Jack Dempsey	35
9	Cam Roigard	26	Ben White	38
10	Damian McKenzie	83	Finn Russell	95
11	Josh Moorby	7	Jamie Dobie	22
12	Jordie Barrett	86	Sione Tuipulotu (c)	41
13	Quinn Tupaea	31	Huw Jones	63
14	Will Jordan	63	Kyle Steyn	35
15	Beauden Barrett	147	Kyle Rowe	19
16	Asafo Aumua	27	Gregor Hiddleston	3
17	George Bower	31	Pierre Schoeman	52
18	Pasilio Tosi	19	Will Hurd	11
19	Christian Lio-Willie	3	Max Williamson	15
20	Anton Segner	3	Josh Bayliss	18
21	Cortez Ratima	25	George Horne	47
22	Timoci Tavatavanawai	3	Tom Jordan	20
23	Rieko Ioane	91	Blair Kinghorn	68
	Starting XV	847		698
	Match-day 23	1,049		932

The All Blacks 23

Test caps are before Saturday's match, as printed in the official team release. Ages, clubs and provinces are from the touring squad announcement on 27 October.

No	Position	Player	Tests	Super Rugby	Province	Age
1	Loosehead prop	Ethan de Groot	46	Highlanders	Southland	28
2	Hooker	Codie Taylor (captain)	114	Crusaders	Canterbury	35
3	Tighthead prop	Fletcher Newell	43	Crusaders	Canterbury	26
4	Lock	Scott Barrett	91	Crusaders	Taranaki	32
5	Lock	Fabian Holland	16	Highlanders	Otago	24
6	Blindside flanker	Tupou Vaa'i	53	Chiefs	Taranaki	26
7	Openside flanker	Peter Lakai	16	Hurricanes	Wellington	23
8	No 8	Wallace Sititi	25	Chiefs	North Harbour	24
9	Halfback	Cam Roigard	26	Hurricanes	Counties Manukau	25
10	First five-eighth	Damian McKenzie	83	Chiefs	Waikato	31
11	Wing	Josh Moorby	7	Hurricanes	Waikato	28
12	Second five-eighth	Jordie Barrett	86	Hurricanes	Taranaki	29
13	Centre	Quinn Tupaea	31	Chiefs	Waikato	27
14	Wing	Will Jordan	63	Crusaders	Tasman	28
15	Fullback	Beauden Barrett	147	Blues	Taranaki	35
16	Hooker	Asafo Aumua	27	Hurricanes	Wellington	29
17	Prop	George Bower	31	Crusaders	Otago	34
18	Prop	Pasilio Tosi	19	Hurricanes	Bay of Plenty	28
19	Loose forward	Christian Lio-Willie	3	Crusaders	Otago	28
20	Loose forward	Anton Segner	3	Blues	Auckland	25
21	Halfback	Cortez Ratima	25	Chiefs	Waikato	25
22	Midfielder	Timoci Tavatavanawai	3	Highlanders	Tasman	28
23	Outside back	Rieko Ioane	91	Blues	Auckland	29

The starting XV has 847 Tests between them and the full 23 has 1,049. There are no debutants: the two uncapped players in the touring squad, prop Saula Ma'u and first five-eighth Josh Jacomb, are not in the 23.

What changed from Sydney

Head coach Dave Rennie has made five changes to the match-day 23, two of them in the starting side.

Loosehead prop: de Groot starts. George Bower, who started in Sydney, moves to the bench.
Second five-eighth: Jordie Barrett is back from injury. Timoci Tavatavanawai, who wore 12 in Sydney, is on the bench.
Bench: hooker Asafo Aumua comes in for Samisoni Taukei'aho (calf), loose forward Christian Lio-Willie for Shannon Frizell (knee), and loose forward Anton Segner for Du'Plessis Kirifi, who is not on the tour.
Out of the 23: prop Xavier Numia and outside back Chay Fihaki, both on the bench in Sydney, are in the touring squad but not in this team.

Everything else is as it was in Sydney: Taylor and Fletcher Newell in the front row with de Groot, Scott Barrett and Fabian Holland at lock, the loose forward trio of Tupou Vaa'i, Peter Lakai and Wallace Sititi, and Cam Roigard at halfback. Damian McKenzie starts at first five-eighth with Beauden Barrett at fullback, the pairing Rennie signalled when he named the squad. "I really like him and Beauden together," he said then. Quinn Tupaea is at centre, with Josh Moorby and Will Jordan on the wings.

Milestones

These are RUGBE's counts from our match-by-match All Blacks data; the team release did not list milestones.

Beauden Barrett: 148th Test, equal with Richie McCaw for second on the All Blacks list. Sam Whitelock holds the record with 153.
Codie Taylor: 115th Test and his fourth as captain. His first three were a loss to South Africa in Baltimore, then wins at Eden Park and in Sydney.
Scott Barrett: 92nd Test. Rieko Ioane would also reach 92 if he comes off the bench.

Who is missing

The All Blacks are without captain Ardie Savea (shoulder), Samisoni Taukei'aho (calf), Shannon Frizell (knee), Tyrel Lomax (neck), Leroy Carter (ankle), Ruben Love (ankle), Luke Jacobson (elbow), Caleb Clarke (shoulder) and Ollie Norris (knee). Simon Parker is unavailable for personal reasons.

Richie Mo'unga is on tour but was ruled out of this Test with a calf injury when the squad was named. "Richie won't be available for Scotland," Rennie said, and called him a good chance for Wales. RNZ expects Leicester Fainga'anuku, who is coming back from a broken leg and a concussion, to be considered for Wales rather than Murrayfield.

Poppies and black armbands

The All Blacks will wear their white jersey carrying a poppy for Armistice Day, and black armbands in memory of their head of security, Logan Cadwallader, who died in Edinburgh on Sunday 1 November. "It's been a really tough week for our group," Rennie said. Our tribute to Logan is here.

On the opposition, Rennie was direct. "Scotland are a quality side," he said in the team release, and he called Murrayfield "an iconic place to play".

Scotland

Gregor Townsend named his team on Thursday afternoon in Edinburgh. Clubs are as listed by Scottish Rugby.

No	Position	Player	Club	Caps
1	Loosehead prop	Rory Sutherland	Glasgow Warriors	51
2	Hooker	Ewan Ashman	Edinburgh	37
3	Tighthead prop	Zander Fagerson	Glasgow Warriors	84
4	Lock	Gregor Brown	Glasgow Warriors	19
5	Lock	Scott Cummings	Glasgow Warriors	52
6	Blindside flanker	Matt Fagerson	Glasgow Warriors	66
7	Openside flanker	Rory Darge (vice-captain)	Glasgow Warriors	41
8	No 8	Jack Dempsey	Toshiba Brave Lupus	35
9	Halfback	Ben White	Toulon	38
10	First five-eighth	Finn Russell	Bath	95
11	Wing	Jamie Dobie	Glasgow Warriors	22
12	Centre	Sione Tuipulotu (captain)	Glasgow Warriors	41
13	Centre	Huw Jones	Toulon	63
14	Wing	Kyle Steyn (vice-captain)	Glasgow Warriors	35
15	Fullback	Kyle Rowe	Glasgow Warriors	19
16	Hooker	Gregor Hiddleston	Glasgow Warriors	3
17	Prop	Pierre Schoeman	Edinburgh	52
18	Prop	Will Hurd	Leicester Tigers	11
19	Lock	Max Williamson	Glasgow Warriors	15
20	Loose forward	Josh Bayliss	Bath	18
21	Halfback	George Horne	Glasgow Warriors	47
22	Back	Tom Jordan	Bristol Bears	20
23	Back	Blair Kinghorn	Toulouse	68

Captain: Sione Tuipulotu, with 41 caps, 15 of them as captain before this week. Kyle Steyn and Rory Darge are vice-captains.
Glasgow's day: ten of the starting XV play for Glasgow Warriors, including both locks and both flankers. No 8 Jack Dempsey plays his club rugby in Japan.
Finn Russell: his 96th Scotland cap, and his seventh Test this year alongside halfback Ben White. Counting his British and Irish Lions Tests, the BBC reports it will be his 100th international.
No debutants: the least experienced player in the 23 is reserve hooker Gregor Hiddleston, with three caps.
Not in the 23: lock Jonny Gray (83 caps) and wings Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe are in Townsend's 37-man squad but not in this team. Scottish Rugby's release did not say why.
Flanker Jamie Ritchie (knee) and prop Elliot Millar Mills (leg) were ruled out after injuries playing for their clubs. Edinburgh's uncapped prop Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, prop D'arcy Rae and flanker Freddy Douglas were called in.
Scotland's last Test was a 33-17 win over Fiji at Murrayfield on 18 July, with 14 changes from the side that lost 42-28 to South Africa in Pretoria a week earlier.

Scotland have never beaten the All Blacks in 33 Tests, with 31 losses and two draws. The last four meetings were all decided by eight points or fewer, and last year's finished 25-17.

How to watch

When: Sunday 8 November, 3.10am New Zealand time (Saturday 7 November, 2.10pm in Edinburgh).
Where: Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh. The ground is sold out.
On screen: live on Sky Sport in New Zealand (ITV Sport in the UK). The All Blacks run a live blog on allblacks.com.
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland).

Read their stories

Twenty of this 23 have a RUGBE career story, from junior rugby to the Test arena:

Codie Taylor: read the career story
Beauden Barrett: read the career story
Jordie Barrett: read the career story
Scott Barrett: read the career story
Will Jordan: read the career story
Damian McKenzie: read the career story
Rieko Ioane: read the career story
Cam Roigard: read the career story
Tupou Vaa'i: read the career story
Wallace Sititi: read the career story
Peter Lakai: read the career story
Fabian Holland: read the career story
Ethan de Groot: read the career story
Quinn Tupaea: read the career story
Cortez Ratima: read the career story
Fletcher Newell: read the career story
Asafo Aumua: read the career story
George Bower: read the career story
Pasilio Tosi: read the career story
Anton Segner: read the career story

What comes next

After Murrayfield the All Blacks play Wales in Cardiff (Sunday 15 November, 3.10am NZ time) and England at Twickenham (Sunday 22 November, 3.10am), before the Nations Championship finals weekend at Twickenham from 28 to 30 November. Our full match report will follow on Sunday.