All Blacks squad on tour in Europe swells to over 40 players with the addition of young guns from the Barbarians.
Highlanders and Canterbury loose forward Luke Whitelock has been called into the All Blacks squad on tour in France.
He replaces injured loosie Jerome Kaino who suffered a posterior cruciate ligament injury against the Barbarians last weekend.
The 26-year-old Canterbury skipper played against the All Blacks for the Barbarians at Twickenham last Saturday (Sunday NZT), and has been called up out of the invitation side which meets Tonga in Limerick on Friday.
He has one All Blacks test cap to his name after coming on as a substitute in a 54-6 win over Japan in Tokyo 2013.
Whitelock is likely to feature in the match against a French XV in Lyon next Tuesday (Wednesday NZT) when the All Blacks back up after Saturday's test against France in Paris.
The All Blacks also received a boost at their Tuesday training session with star wing Rieko Ioane taking a full part after his recent bout of mumps.
Photo by: HENRY BROWNE/GETTY IMAGES (Caption: Luke Whitelock played for the Barbarians against the All Blacks at Twickenham Stadium)