Wales' Wainwright Ruled Out Of All Blacks Test

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Autumn Nations Series: Wales v New Zealand

Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 22 November Kick-off: 15:10 GMT

Coverage: Commentary connected BBC Sounds, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and unrecorded matter connected BBC Sport online.

Wales number 8 Aaron Wainwright has been ruled retired of facing New Zealand astatine nan Principality Stadium connected Saturday because of a hep injury.

Wainwright, 28, has been replaced by Scarlets' Taine Plumtree pinch uncapped Ospreys backmost rower Morgan Morse successful statement to make his debut aft being named arsenic a replacement.

"We've been managing Aaron's training load this week," said caput coach Steve Tandy.

"Following appraisal again coming we person taken nan determination to region him from playing connected Saturday."

Morse's Ospreys team-mate Harri Deaves is group to make his debut successful nan starting back-row pinch Alex Mann nan different flanker.

Dragons' Wainwright came disconnected successful Wales' opening autumn bid conclusion 52-28 by Argentina pinch cramp.

He was fresh capable to commencement nan 24-23 triumph complete Japan earlier being replaced successful nan 2nd half.

Fellow number 8 Olly Cracknell, who was player-of-the-match against Japan, was besides ruled retired of nan New Zealand crippled pinch a hamstring problem.

Wales: Murray; Rees-Zammit, Llewellyn, Hawkins, Rogers; Edwards, T Williams; Carre, Lake (capt), Assiratti, D Jenkins, Beard, Mann, Deaves, Plumtree.

Replacements: Coghlan, G Thomas, Griffin, F Thomas, Morse, Hardy, J Evans, Tompkins.

New Zealand: Love; Jordan, R Ioane, Lienert-Brown, Clarke; McKenzie, Ratima; T Williams, Taukei'aho, Tosi, S Barrett (capt), Holland, Parker, Kirifi, Sititi.

Replacements: Bell, Newell, Bower, Lord, Lio-Willie, Christie, Fainga'anuku, Reece.

Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy), Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy).

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