While Ian Foster won't reveal his 23 to take on the Wallabies in the opening Bledisloe Cup test of the year until tomorrow, it's a safe bet that five players released for provincial duty this weekend won't feature for the All Blacks.
Former Wallabies centurion Sekope Kepu is eyeing a New Zealand rugby comeback after returning to the country following his exit from Premiership club London Irish.
Bunnings NPC Bunnings NPC 
Bunnings NPC | Round 12 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Hawkes Bay | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 213 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 39 |
-  Taranaki | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 181 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
-  Tasman | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 266 | 196 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 |
-  Waikato | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 261 | 264 | -3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 |
-  Wellington | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 322 | 281 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
-  Canterbury | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 228 | 242 | -14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26 |
-  Manawatu | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 239 | 229 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
-  Bay of Plenty | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 231 | 276 | -45 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
-  Otago | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 153 | 178 | -25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
-  Southland | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 156 | 246 | -90 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
-  Northland | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 170 | 293 | -123 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
-  Auckland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
-  North Harbour | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
-  Counties Manukau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 53 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 12 |
|---|
| - Hawkes Bay |
| - Taranaki |
| - Tasman |
| - Waikato |
| - Wellington |
| - Canterbury |
| - Manawatu |
| - Bay of Plenty |
| - Otago |
| - Southland |
| - Northland |
| - Auckland |
| - North Harbour |
| - Counties Manukau |
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