New Zealand arrived on their tour of Europe with 12 of a 26-strong squad yet to make their international debuts but all will return home with caps.
John Mitchell has made eight changes from the side that drew in Paris last week for Saturday's match against Wales at the Millennium Stadium, bringing in all five of the uncapped players remaining.
Half of the All Black pack are uncapped, with New Zealand blooding prop Tony Woodcock, hooker Keven Mealamu, flanker Daniel Braid and number eight Rodney So'oialo.
Behind the scrum Regan King is handed his first cap at outside centre with Tana Umaga moving inside to fill the number 12 jersey.
It is all change in the front row where Carl Hayman replaces Keith Meeuws and at lock Brad Mika makes way for Keith Robinson.
At scrumhalf Steve Devine gets a run out ahead of Danny Lee and Ben Blair is preferred at full-back to Christian Cullen.
But Mitchell denied he was taking Wales lightly. "I stated at the start of the tour that all the players would start at least one Test," said the coach. "The only way you find out about players is in the heat of battle and we have learned a lot already.
"It is not a mark of disrespect to Wales, a side which is gaining in confidence. The All Blacks never take an opponent lightly and everyone on this tour was chosen because of the form they had shown this year. The team was chosen not just with Wales in mind but also the next 12 months."
Wales, who have not beaten the All Blacks since 1953, name their side later today and it will likely include 25-year-old Pontypridd centre Sonny Parker, a New Zealander who was in the Auckland squad in 1998 when he joined the Italian club Viadana after breaking a leg and qualifies by three years' residency.
Steve Hansen's side is almost unrecognisable from the one put out by fellow-Kiwi predecessor Graham Henry a year ago with a number of senior players having retired from international rugby. Only three of the 10 Lions who toured Australia under Henry last year are likely to feature on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Australia have been hit by yet another injury blow after backrower David Lyons was ruled out of Saturday's Test against Italy in Genoa.
Lyons had been set to play his first match on tour after appearing to overcome a hip injury, but at yesterday's training he aggravated the problem.
It is not yet known if Lyons will leave with the other wounded Wallabies, Jeremy Paul and Stephen Larkham, who fly home to Australia today.
Australia have lost both their Test matches in Europe so far, going down 18-9 to Ireland at Lansdowne Road two weeks ago before succumbing 32-31 to England on Saturday.
The world champions began their tour with victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires, and coach Eddie Jones wants them to finish on a winning note as well.
"We had to manage with many injured players, but overall it has been positive," he said.
"We must close the tour by beating Italy."
NEW ZEALAND: B Blair; D Howlett, R King, T Umaga, J Lomu; A Mehrtens, S Devine; T Woodcock, K Mealamu, C Hayman, K Robinson, A Williams, T Randell (capt), D Braid, R So'oialo. Replacements: A Hore, K Meeuws, B Mika, M Holah, D Lee, B Steinmetz, M Robinson.
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