'Big call' that would solve All Blacks headache

Former Test stars Justin Marshall and Morgan Turinui hold that the All Blacks should marque the "big call" of dropping two-time satellite subordinate of the twelvemonth Beauden Barrett from the starting XV.

Barrett volition commencement astatine fullback for New Zealand successful Saturday's blockbuster Rugby Championship Test against the Springboks successful Auckland aft starring successful that presumption in Sunday's 41-12 romp implicit the Pumas successful Mendoza.

Coach Ian Foster has opted for Richie Mo'unga at No.10 against South Africa and determination is nary country successful the 23 for Damian McKenzie, who performed powerfully arsenic the starting playmaker against Argentina.

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Will Jordan of the All Blacks celebrates aft scoring a effort with Beauden Barrett. (Getty)

Crusaders fullback Will Jordan, who missed the travel to South America, volition commencement connected the close helping against the satellite champions astatine Mt Smart Stadium.

"The backmost 3 is the occupation that New Zealand is truly struggling with astatine the moment," erstwhile All Blacks skipper Marshall said connected Stan Sport's Rugby Heaven.

"If helium (Barrett) can't commencement successful his preferred position, which is 10, which helium played each of the twelvemonth astatine Super Rugby at, past wherefore are we shifting the remainder of the backline to acceptable successful a subordinate that is not presumption specific?

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"There's Will Jordan, Shaun Stevenson and Damian McKenzie successful the premix who are each fullbacks. But what the All Blacks privation to bash is displacement the fullback successful Jordan to the helping to acceptable Beauden Barrett in. And I'm not definite that that's wherever we privation to beryllium travel Rugby World Cup time."

That appraisal was bang connected according to Turinui.

"I couldn't hold more. Will Jordan is the champion fullback successful New Zealand. As elemental arsenic that, I'd beryllium picking him each time of the week," Turinui said.

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"But what an embarrassment of riches determination is."

Foster told reporters that Jordan would ever beryllium an enactment to play astatine fullback.

"Will wasn't with america past week and I was pleased with Beaudy past week. I enjoyed his control," Foster said.

Beauden Barrett and Will Jordan of the All Blacks observe with the Bledisloe Cup. (Getty)

"Also due to the fact that Will wasn't with america this is simply a accidental for him to travel successful and get a spot of a groove going connected the wing."

ALL BLACKS (15-1): Beauden Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Mark Telea, Richie Mo'unga, Aaron Smith, Ardie Savea, Sam Cane (c), Shannon Frizell, Scott Barrett, Brodie Retallick, Tyrel Lomax, Codie Taylor, Ethan de Groot

Reserves: Samisoni Taukei'aho, Tamaiti Williams, Nepo Laulala, Tupou Vaa'i, Dalton Papali'i, Finlay Christie, Braydon Ennor, Caleb Clarke

SPRINGBOKS (15-1): Willie le Roux, Cheslin Kolbe, Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Makazole Mapimpi, Damian Willemse, Faf de Klerk, Jasper Wiese, Franco Mostert, Kwagga Smith, Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth (c), Frans Malherbe, Bongi Mbonambi, Steven Kitshoff

Reserves: Malcolm Marx, Thomas du Toit, Vincent Koch, RG Snyman, Pieter Steph du Toit, Duane Vermeulen, Grant Williams, Manie Libbok

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