Fullback Stephen Perofeta and centre Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will start a Test for the first time when the All Blacks play Japan in Tokyo on Saturday in the opening match of their northern hemisphere tour.Until now Perofeta has measured his All Blacks career in seconds: he played less than a minute as a replacement in New Zealand's Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Christchurch in August.The talented Blues utility, who also plays at flyhalf, has been handed his first start in an All Blacks line-up which is slightly makeshift because of the absence of players who are injured or unavailable.Ex-NRL star Tuivasa-Sheck has been named in a new-look midfield combination with Braydon Ennor for his third Test and first start. Ennor also is making a return to the New Zealand starting line-up and will play his sixth Test on Saturday.Head coach Ian Foster found midfield resources stretched in the absence of Rieko Ioane who was late leaving New Zealand because of an ear infection.With Quinn Tupaea out for the season, Jordie Barrett unavailable and David Havili making his return from a head injury on the bench, Foster has had to improvise.The wider selection was difficult because of the absence of several players. The Barrett brothers, Jordie, Beauden and Scott, were delayed in New Zealand because of a family bereavement.The unavailability of lock Scott Barrett and veteran Sam Whitelock, who also has an ear infection, left Foster with only three fit players in the second row.Brodie Retallick will combine there on Saturday with Tupou Vaa'i while Patrick Tuipulotu has been named on the bench for his first Test since returning from Japan.
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