Beauden Barrett to captain All Blacks for first time in Cardiff clash with Wales

Full-back Beauden Barrett will captain New Zealand for the first time when he leads the All Blacks out for their Nations Championship game against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, 14 November.

It will be Barrett's first match as a starting skipper in his 149th international, with brother Scott also named at lock and Richie Mo'unga selected at fly-half. Barrett was part of the 2015 New Zealand World Cup-winning side.

All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie has made eight starting changes from the side that defeated Scotland 43-21 at Murrayfield, with 10 alterations in the match-day 23. "Beauden brings such valuable experience and is massively respected by us all," Rennie said. "Captaining the All Blacks in a Test is an honour I know he doesn't take lightly, so it'll be a proud day for him and his whanau [family]."

Record try-scoring wing Will Jordan (hamstring) and centre Jordie Barratt (facial) picked up injuries in the Scotland game and are absent for the trip to Wales. Flanker Anton Segner and wing Fehi Fineanganofo make their first Test starts for the All Blacks.

Fineanganofo's move to Newcastle Red Bulls in the summer was delayed by a year. Segner, prop George Bower, hooker Asafo Aumua and scrum-half Cortez Ratima have been promoted from the replacements bench into the starting side.

Mo'unga, Fineanganofo, lock Josh Lord and centre Anton Lienert-Brown also come into the side. "We have created good depth in this group and there is a lot of competition for places," Rennie said. "We have selected a strong squad with 783 caps."

New Zealand have won the past 34 Tests against Wales in a winning sequence that stretches back to 1953. "Wales are a proud rugby nation and building nicely under Steve Tandy," Rennie added. "We are well aware of the threat they pose and the challenge of playing in front of a passionate crowd at Principality Stadium."

New Zealand: B Barrett (capt); Fineanganofo, Tupaea, Lienert-Brown, Moorby; Mo'unga, Ratima; Bower, Aumua, Newell, S Barrett, Lord, Segner, Lakai, Sititi. Replacements: Bell, Numia, Tosi, Hannah, E Blackadder, Fainga'anuku, Preston, R Ioane. Saturday, 14 November (14:10 GMT) Listen live on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 5Live

New Zealand and South African are currently unbeaten in the southern hemisphere table, with the rivals battling for top spot before the play-off weekend at the end of the month.