All Blacks add new faces

New Zealand coach Graham Henry has named nine uncapped players in a 25-man training squad for upcoming Tests with England and Ireland.

The All Blacks are preparing for three big games against the Northern Hemisphere pair in June, with New Zealand up against Ireland on June 7 before hosts World Cup finalists England on June 14 and 21.

Having lost 11 players, who quit following the Kiwis' World Cup disappointment, Henry is forced to look to a new breed as the All Blacks look to build for the future.

The uncapped players are lock Anthony Boric, centre Anthony Tuitavake and wing Rudi Wulf, who all play for Auckland Blues, Otago Highlanders trio lock Tom Donnelly, flanker Adam Thomson and utility back Paul Williams and three players from Waikato Chiefs, lock Kevin O'Neill, fly-half Stephen Donald and centre Richard Kahui.