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Blair to start second test at Anfield
Adam Blair will move to outright second on the Kiwis’ all-time appearances list when he starts at loose forward in today’s second Test against England at Anfield in Liverpool (2.30pm kick-off local time; 3.30am NZT).
After missing last week’s first Test through injury, the 32-year-old Vodafone Warriors forward comes into the starting side with James Fisher-Harris switched to the interchange bench.
Joseph Tapine, who replaced Blair in Hull, is 19th man.
This will be Blair’s 47th Test, moving him one ahead of Stacey Jones and Gary Freeman with Ruben Wiki ahead of him on 55 Test appearances.
Other than Blair coming in for Fisher-Harris, the starting line-up is unchanged from the one used against the Kangaroos in Auckland on October 13 and in the first Test against England last week.
NEW ZEALAND KIWIS v
ENGLAND
2.30pm, Sunday, November 4,
2018
Anfield,
Liverpool
NEW ZEALAND
KIWIS1 DALLIN WATENE-ZELEZNIAK
(c)
(Penrith
Panthers)2 KEN
MAUMALO
(Vodafone
Warriors)3 ESAN
MARSTERS
(Wests
Tigers)4 JOSEPH
MANU
(Sydney
Roosters)5 JORDAN
RAPANA
(Canberra
Raiders)6 SHAUN
JOHNSON
(Vodafone
Warriors)7 KODI
NIKORIMA
(Brisbane
Broncos)8 JESSE
BROMWICH
(Melbourne
Storm)9 BRANDON
SMITH
(Melbourne
Storm)10 JARED
WAEREA-HARGREAVES
(Sydney
Roosters)11 KEVIN
PROCTOR
(Gold Coast
Titans)12 ISAAC
LIU
(Sydney
Roosters)13 ADAM
BLAIR
(Vodafone
Warriors)Interchange: 14 KENNY
BROMWICH
(Melbourne
Storm)15 LEESON AH
MAU
(St George Illawarra
Dragons)16 MARTIN
TAUPAU
(Manly-Warringah Sea
Eagles)17 JAMES
FISHER-HARRIS
(Penrith
Panthers)18 JAHROME
HUGHES
(Melbourne
Storm)19 JOSEPH
TAPINE
(Canberra
Raiders)
HEAD COACH | MICHAEL MAGUIRE
NEW ZEALAND KIWIS |
END OF SEASON CAMPAIGN
(includes first Test v
England, KCOM Stadium, Hull)Player Club Kiwi
No Tests for NZ LEESON AH
MAU St George Illawarra
Dragons 812 3 GERARD
BEALE Vodafone
Warriors 767 11 ADAM
BLAIR Vodafone
Warriors 732 46 JESSE
BROMWICH Melbourne
Storm 775 26 KENNEATH
BROMWICH Melbourne
Storm 796 5 JAMES
FISHER-HARRIS Penrith
Panthers 801 4 PETA
HIKU Vodafone
Warriors 781 11 JAHROME
HUGHES Melbourne
Storm - - JAMAYNE
ISAAKO Brisbane
Broncos 808 1 SHAUN
JOHNSON Vodafone
Warriors 774 27 ISAAC
LIU Sydney
Roosters 805 5 JOSEPH
MANU Sydney
Roosters 815 2 ESAN
MARSTERS Wests
Tigers 809 3 KEN
MAUMALO Vodafone
Warriors 810 3 KODI
NIKORIMA Brisbane
Broncos 790 11 AGNATIUS
PAASI Vodafone
Warriors - - ISAIAH
PAPALI’I Vodafone
Warriors - - KEVIN
PROCTOR Gold Coast
Titans 771 19 JORDAN
RAPANA Canberra
Raiders 798 10 BRANDON
SMITH Melbourne
Storm 816 2 JOSEPH
TAPINE Canberra
Raiders 800 9 MARTIN
TAUPAU Manly Warringah Sea
Eagles 785 23 JARED
WAEREA-HARGREAVES Sydney
Roosters 755 26 DALLIN
WATENE-ZELEZNIAK Penrith
Panthers 794 9
PROGRAMME
Saturday,
October 13 | v Australia, Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Won 26-24
Saturday, October 27 | v England, KCOM Stadium,
Hull | Lost 16-18
Sunday, November 4 | v England,
Anfield, Liverpool
Saturday, November 11 | v England,
Elland Road,
Leeds
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