New Zealand's best division two and three talents will visit Samoa for a two-match tour in late 2025.
The All Blacks went down 29-30 in Paris last Saturday and the reaction for their tour-ending game in Turin has been to alter two backs and three forwards.
Tjay Clarke has taken a significant step forward by signing with the Hurricanes for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.
The stage is set for both NPC semi-finals with Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Wellington and Waikato naming their teams.
He is in the second and final year of his contract with Montpellier but is believed to have an option for a third season.
The National Provincial Championship is in full swing with six rounds of competition completed.
From 2015 Alosio was a regular in the Samoa Sevens team. He played 201 matches in the World Series, scoring 47 tries and 78 conversions and winning the 2016 Paris Cup title.
His increased involvement led to more screen time on the TV broadcast, where fans began to notice Clarke looked different to the rest of his teammates, appearing to have a different uniform.
23 men will run out for the New Zealand on Saturday to try secure the Bledisloe Cup for the 17th year in a row - but they're not the only All Blacks you'll find on show this weekend.
The Mitre 10 Cup is home to expansive and free-flowing rugby, with nearly eight tries scored per match last season. Few benefit more from this fast-paced and high scoring style than the outside backs.