Jerome Kaino or Victor Vito will start at number eight for the All Blacks against England this weekend.
Kieran Read has been ruled out of Saturday’s test against England after experiencing concussion like symptoms yesterday morning.
Flanker Sam Cane has been ruled out of the June internationals with a small fracture in his knee while Julian Savea will have scans on a knee injury he's been dealing with for the last three weeks.
Matt Todd replaces Cane in the All Blacks squad while Steven Luatua has come in as cover for Read.
The All Blacks play England at 7:35pm Saturday while the Wallabies meet France at 10pm.
In other test matches, Argentina host Ireland at 8:30am Sunday and South Africa meet the World 15 at 2am.
Meanwhile, Super Rugby will resume on the 27th of this month.