Having recently lacked late-match maturity and menace, All Blacks coach Scott Robertson addressed the shortfall by naming Rugby World Cup winners Beauden Barrett and TJ Perenara on the bench for Saturday's Rugby Championship clash against the Springboks at Cape Town Stadium.
The pair, who have 214 caps between them and started at fullback and scrumhalf respectively last week at Ellis Park, are out of a revamped starting team as the All Blacks seek to keep their Rugby Championship hopes alive.
Mark Tele'a and Sevu Reece join Will Jordan who shifts to fullback in the back three, but Robertson was also forced into a change in the pack with Ethan Blackadder sidelined with a tight hamstring allowing the youngest player in the squad Wallace Sititi to start.
Cortez Ratima is also in the run-on team, with Perenara making up part of the cavalry on the bench.
Tele'a comes into the starting team at the expense of Caleb Clarke, who was also ruled out with a back injury.
