Naufahu Whyte hurt his ankle against Tonga and could not return. Stacey Jones said he will have scans before New Zealand's World Cup final. "Fingers crossed it's not too bad and he's available for next week," Jones said. "We'll know more tomorrow."
Naufahu Whyte joins Erin Clark and Xavier Willison on New Zealand's bench for Fiji. Stacey Jones said the trio "come on at the right time", building on starters James Fisher-Harris, Joseph Tapine and Moses Leota. He wants that pack to limit Fiji half Kurt Donoghue.