The New Zealand All Blacks release six additional players from their Test squad ahead of Saturday’s fourth and final match against the Springboks in Baltimore. The move comes after the All Blacks’ third-test defeat on Sunday, in which they had already listed three injured players.
The players being sent home are expected to return to New Zealand to join their provincial unions for National Provincial Championship (NPC) matches. Stuff.co.nz frames the decision as part of getting the squad back into game action, given the gap between international Tests. The South African similarly reports the six-player cut as preparation for the final Test, without adding detail on specific roles or reasons beyond the timing.
Overall, both reports agree on the number of players involved, the fact they are leaving the squad, and the scheduling context: the fourth and final Springbok Test in Baltimore.
