Sam Cane will lead the All Blacks in their opening Rugby Championship match against Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
Regular captain Kieran Read and his deputy Sam Whitelock are both staying back in New Zealand to prepare for the July 27 clash with the Springboks in Wellington after they helped the Crusaders to a 10th Super Rugby title last week.
The uncapped duo Sevu Reece and Braydon Ennor and George Bridge, who played against Japan last year, are the only Crusaders players travelling to Argentina for the July 20 clash.
UPDATE: Sam Cane will captain All Blacks squad to Argentina with Ben Smith Vice Captain. Bridge, Ennor and Reece will join travelling squad. Rest of Crusaders will stay home. #backblack
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) July 12, 2019
The 27-year-old Cane, who broke a bone in his neck last October in South Africa, only returned to the field towards the end of the Super Rugby season.
He has led the team on two previous occasions, against Namibia during the last World Cup and Italy in 2016.