Argentina enforcer Marcos Kremer has reverted to the back row to face Australia in La Plata on Saturday after starting at lock against the All Blacks in round two of the Rugby Championship.
England duo Manu Tuilagi and Courtney Lawes, Argentina’s Marcos Kremer and Pieter-Steph du Toit, the Springboks back-rower who was named player of the match in the 2023 Rugby World Cup final, joined eight retired players in a selection featuring the sport’s most ferocious defenders.
The All Blacks have received a little help from the French judiciary ahead of the start of their Rugby Championship campaign as Los Pumas enforcer Marcos Kremer has been handed a lengthy ban.
Argentina back-rower Marcos Kremer has been banned following his red card during last Saturday’s defeat away to Scotland.
The Pumas had Marcos Kremer red-carded in the first half and then received three yellow cards after the break.
The Crusader hasn't seen much game time since July as the All Blacks coaches stuck with Akira Ioane, Dalton Papalii and Ardie Savea for all three Bledisloe Cup fixtures. Blackadder saw action from the bench in the third test in Perth.
Returning to action in the Top 14 for Stade Francais, Kremer is earning a reputation as one of rugby's biggest agitators after sparking a 30-man pile up against Toulouse.
Pumas forward Marcos Kremer is the latest Jaguares player to be linked with a move to France and the Top 14.