The New Zealand All Blacks rugby team captain Kieran Read speaks to the press 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
SYDNEY (Reuters) - All Blacks captain Kieran Read and lock Brodie Retallick have returned to the side for their Rugby Championship clash with Australia in Sydney on Saturday in what will be Sam Whitelock's 100th test for the world champions.
Read has not played for the national side since last November due to back surgery, while Retallick has not appeared in an All Blacks shirt since last year's Rugby Championship.
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