The New Zealand All Blacks rugby team captain Kieran Read walks under cloudy skies during a team training session in Sydney, Australia, August 19, 2016, before their first Bledisloe Cup game against Australia's Wallabies on Saturday. REUTERS/Jason Reed Picture Supplied by Action Images
AUCKLAND (Reuters) - All Blacks captain Kieran Read has been cleared to face the British and Irish Lions, while left winger Julian Savea has been dropped and replaced by Rieko Ioane for the first test at Eden Park on Saturday.
Read broke his thumb in late April and has not played since. He had surgery and the protective cast was removed two weeks ago.
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