The 31-man squad for the tournament in Japan will be unveiled at 12pm at Eden Park, the scene of the side's 2011 triumph.

The All Blacks have one more warmup match - against Tonga in Hamilton on 7 September - before jetting off to Japan for the Rugby World Cup.

The big talking points leading up to the announcement has been the availability of Brodie Retallick and Liam Squire.

Former All Black Ian Jones joined Mike Hosking to share his predictions on who he thinks will make the cut, along with who the unlucky players who may miss out will be.

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