{"id":5,"topic":"all blacks news","client_domain":"allblacks.com","status":"completed","input":{"dataforseo":{"os":"windows","device":"desktop","serp_depth":10,"language_code":"en","language_name":"English","llm_providers":{"claude":{"label":"Claude","source":"llm_responses","model_name":"claude-sonnet-4-6","web_search":true},"gemini":{"label":"Gemini","source":"llm_scraper","force_web_search":false},"chat_gpt":{"label":"ChatGPT","source":"llm_scraper","force_web_search":true},"perplexity":{"label":"Perplexity","source":"llm_responses","model_name":"sonar","message_chain":false}},"location_name":"United States","client_aliases":[],"query_rewrites":[],"country_iso_code":"US"},"resolved_topic":"all blacks news","topic_rewritten":false,"existing_content":null,"strategic_priorities":null},"evidence":{"llms":{"models":{"claude":{"cost":0.063397,"label":"Claude","model":"claude-sonnet-4-6","source":"llm_responses","status":"observed","sources":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.allblacks.com\/news\/all-blacks\/2026-all-blacks-and-maori-all-blacks-squads-named-monday","title":"2026 All Blacks Squad Named","domain":"allblacks.com","snippet":null,"source_name":"annotation"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.allblacks.com\/news\/all-blacks-announce-ticket-release-ahead-of-july-home-series","title":"All Blacks announce ticket release ahead of July home series","domain":"allblacks.com","snippet":null,"source_name":"annotation"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.allblacks.com\/news\/all-blacks\/all-blacks-team-to-play-france-in-christchurch","title":"All Blacks team to play France in Christchurch","domain":"allblacks.com","snippet":null,"source_name":"annotation"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.allblacks.com\/team\/all-blacks","title":"All Blacks Team | Squad, Fixtures, Results & News","domain":"allblacks.com","snippet":null,"source_name":"annotation"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/06\/22\/live-updates-all-blacks-squad-announced\/","title":"Savea captain, four new names in Rennie's All Blacks squad","domain":"1news.co.nz","snippet":null,"source_name":"annotation"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.allblacks.com\/news\/all-blacks\/behind-the-fern-returns-for-2026","title":"Behind the Fern returns for 2026","domain":"allblacks.com","snippet":null,"source_name":"annotation"}],"summary":"Here's the latest **All Blacks news** as of July 2026! \ud83c\udfc9\ud83d\udda4 --- ## \ud83c\udfc6 New Coach & Captain - **Ardie Savea** has been named All Blacks Captain for 2026, leading a 34-strong squad in the Nations Championship Southern Series. **Dave Rennie** has been revealed as the new All Blacks Head Coach, alongside co-selectors Sir Graham Henry and Senior Assistant Coach Neil Barnes. - Savea said it was a huge honour to be the All Blacks Captain and that he would be drawing on the leadership from those around him. \"To serve this team, its people and its fans is one of the greatest honours in sport,\" said Savea. --- ## \ud83c\udf0d Nations Championship \u2013 Inaugural Edition - The 2026 series marks a significant moment,","datetime":"2026-07-09 14:57:48 +00:00","markdown":"Here's the latest **All Blacks news** as of July 2026! \ud83c\udfc9\ud83d\udda4\n\n---\n\n## \ud83c\udfc6 New Coach & Captain\n- \n\n**Ardie Savea** has been named All Blacks Captain for 2026, leading a 34-strong squad in the Nations Championship Southern Series. **Dave Rennie** has been revealed as the new All Blacks Head Coach, alongside co-selectors Sir Graham Henry and Senior Assistant Coach Neil Barnes.\n\n\n\n- \n\nSavea said it was a huge honour to be the All Blacks Captain and that he would be drawing on the leadership from those around him. \"To serve this team, its people and its fans is one of the greatest honours in sport,\" said Savea.\n\n\n\n---\n\n## \ud83c\udf0d Nations Championship \u2013 Inaugural Edition\n- \n\nThe 2026 series marks a significant moment, launching the **first-ever Nations Championship**, a competition that brings together 12 leading rugby nations across six rounds in July and November before culminating in a Finals Weekend.\n\n\n\n---\n\n## \ud83d\udccb 2026 Squad\n- \n\nThe squad, which includes **four debutants**, will kick off its season against France in Christchurch on 4 July, followed by Tests against Italy in Wellington and Ireland in Auckland.\n\n\n\n- \n\nAn experienced front row of Ethan de Groot, Codie Taylor and Fletcher Newell is backed up by Asafo Aumua, Tyrel Lomax and uncapped prop Xavier Numia. Impressive young locks Josh Lord and Sam Darry take the starting spots, with Patrick Tuipulotu bringing experience from the reserves.\n\n\n\n- \n\nThe back three consists of Caleb Clarke and Will Jordan on the wings, and Damian McKenzie at fullback. Outside back Fehi Fineanganofo was set to make his All Blacks debut off the bench.\n\n\n\n---\n\n## \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f Latest Result \u2013 All Blacks vs France\n- \n\nThe All Blacks defeated France **34\u201332** at One New Zealand Stadium, Christchurch on 4 July 2026.\n\n\n\n- \n\nThe All Blacks mixed exhilarating attack with moments of looseness before closing out the Test against France.\n\n\n\n- \n\nLeaking 32 points and four tries against France has served to focus minds after the relief of victory in Christchurch.\n\n\n\n---\n\n## \ud83d\udcc5 Upcoming Fixtures\n\n\n\n- **11 July 2026**: All Blacks vs. **Italy** \u2013 HNRY Stadium, Wellington\n- **18 July 2026**: All Blacks vs. **Ireland** \u2013 Eden Park, Auckland\n- **7 August 2026**: Stormers vs. All Blacks \u2013 DHL Stadium, Cape Town\n- **11 August 2026**: Sharks vs. All Blacks \u2013 Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban\n- **15 August 2026**: Bulls vs. All Blacks \u2013 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n## \ud83c\udfac Behind the Fern Returns\n- \n\nFollowing a successful first season with more than **22 million views** across platforms, *Behind the Fern* returns in 2026 to give fans a unique view of the people, experiences and defining moments that shape the All Blacks journey \u2014 from the introduction of a new coaching group to the inaugural Nations Championship and a historic South African tour.\n\n\n\n---\n\nStay tuned \u2014 the All Blacks face **Italy in Wellington this Saturday, 11 July**! \ud83d\udda4","platform":"claude","item_types":["llm_response"],"annotations":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.allblacks.com\/news\/all-blacks\/2026-all-blacks-and-maori-all-blacks-squads-named-monday","text":null,"title":"2026 All Blacks Squad Named","domain":"allblacks.com"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.allblacks.com\/news\/all-blacks-announce-ticket-release-ahead-of-july-home-series","text":null,"title":"All Blacks announce ticket release ahead of July home series","domain":"allblacks.com"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.allblacks.com\/news\/all-blacks\/all-blacks-team-to-play-france-in-christchurch","text":null,"title":"All Blacks team to play France in Christchurch","domain":"allblacks.com"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.allblacks.com\/team\/all-blacks","text":null,"title":"All Blacks Team | Squad, Fixtures, Results & News","domain":"allblacks.com"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/06\/22\/live-updates-all-blacks-squad-announced\/","text":null,"title":"Savea captain, four new names in Rennie's All Blacks squad","domain":"1news.co.nz"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.allblacks.com\/news\/all-blacks\/behind-the-fern-returns-for-2026","text":null,"title":"Behind the Fern returns for 2026","domain":"allblacks.com"}],"brand_entities":[],"fan_out_queries":[],"client_mentioned":true,"missing_concepts":["\ud83c\udfc6 New Coach & Captain","\ud83c\udf0d Nations Championship \u2013 Inaugural Edition","\ud83d\udccb 2026 Squad","\ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f Latest Result \u2013 All Blacks vs France","?","11 July 2026**: All Blacks vs. **Italy** \u2013 HNRY Stadium, Wellington","18 July 2026**: All Blacks vs. **Ireland** \u2013 Eden Park, Auckland","7 August 2026**: Stormers vs. All Blacks \u2013 DHL Stadium, Cape Town","11 August 2026**: Sharks vs. All Blacks \u2013 Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban","15 August 2026**: Bulls vs. All Blacks \u2013 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria","\ud83c\udfac Behind the Fern Returns"],"mention_prominence":"not_mentioned","mentioned_entities":["2026 All Blacks Squad Named","All Blacks announce ticket release ahead of July home series","All Blacks team to play France in Christchurch","All Blacks Team | Squad, Fixtures, Results & News","Savea captain, four new names in Rennie's All Blacks squad","Behind the Fern returns for 2026","allblacks.com","1news.co.nz"]},"gemini":{"cost":0.004,"label":"Gemini","model":"3.5 Flash","source":"llm_scraper","status":"observed","sources":[{"url":"https:\/\/super.rugby\/therugbychampionship\/news\/all-blacks-team-to-play-italy-in-round-two-in-wellington\/#:~:text=All%20Blacks%20Head%20Coach%20Dave,bench%20including%20two%20potential%20debutants.","title":"All Blacks team to play Italy in Round Two in Wellington - Super Rugby \nPacific","domain":"super.rugby","snippet":"All Blacks Head Coach Dave Rennie has named his team to play Italy in \nWellington tin Round Two of the Nations Championship. 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Despite carrying no official injuries, the selectors have opted to stick with **Ruben Love** at fly-half and **Damian McKenzie** at fullback.[www.1news.co.nz](https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/07\/09\/all-blacks-beauden-barrett-missing-again-in-strong-team-to-play-italy\/#:~:text=Ruben%20Love%20has%20retained%20the,Damian%20McKenzie%20retained%20at%20fullback.)\n\n### \ud83d\udcc8 Players to Watch\n\n* **Will Jordan:** The lethal winger is currently sitting on 47 tries in 55 matches.[www.1news.co.nz](https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/07\/09\/all-blacks-beauden-barrett-missing-again-in-strong-team-to-play-italy\/#:~:text=Leroy%20Carter%20replaces%20Caleb%20Clarke,both%20are%20on%20the%20bench.) He needs just three more to equal the All Blacks' all-time try-scoring record.\n\n### \ud83d\udcc5 Upcoming Fixture\n\n* **Match:** All Blacks vs. Italy[super.rugby](https:\/\/super.rugby\/therugbychampionship\/news\/all-blacks-team-to-play-italy-in-round-two-in-wellington\/#:~:text=All%20Blacks%20team%20to%20play,in%20Wellington%20-%20Super%20Rugby%20Pacific)\n* **When:** Saturday, July 11[www.world.rugby](https:\/\/www.world.rugby\/beta\/en\/match\/988c93b4-cd83-4438-a0c9-9ebfcf8c7c92#:~:text=New%20Zealand%20v%20Italy%20-%20Nations,Luc%20Ramos)\n* **Where:** Sky Stadium, Wellington (Sold Out)[www.1news.co.nz](https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/07\/09\/all-blacks-beauden-barrett-missing-again-in-strong-team-to-play-italy\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThis%20is%20a%20strong%20side,sold-out%20Wellington%20crowd.%E2%80%9D)\n\n---\n\n### \ud83d\udcbc Off-Field News\n\nIn major management news, 94-Test All Blacks legend **Conrad Smith** has officially been appointed as New Zealand Rugby's new **Head of Men's High Performance**, stepping into the crucial executive role to help guide the national pathway.[www.allblacks.com](https:\/\/www.allblacks.com\/news\/conrad-smith-appointed-head-of-men-s-high-performance#:~:text=what,Head%20of%20Men's%20High%20Performance)\n\nAre you looking for the specific kickoff times for your timezone, or want a look at the full match-day 23 lineup?","platform":"gemini","item_types":["gemini_text"],"brand_entities":[],"fan_out_queries":[],"client_mentioned":true,"missing_concepts":["\ud83d\udea8 Headline News: Squad Named for Italy Clash","\ud83d\udcc8 Players to Watch","?","\ud83d\udcbc Off-Field News"],"mention_prominence":"minor","mentioned_entities":["All Blacks team to play Italy in Round Two in Wellington - Super Rugby \nPacific","All Blacks team: Sititi, Vaa'i and Lomax start for Dave Rennie's side - \nPlanet Rugby","German-born Anton Segner set for All Blacks debut as Dave Rennie rings \nchanges for Italy clash | The Straits Times","All Blacks: Beauden Barrett missing again in strong team to play Italy - \n1News","New Zealand v Italy - Nations Championship 2026 - World Rugby","Conrad Smith appointed Head of Men's High Performance - All Blacks","super.rugby","planetrugby.com"]},"chat_gpt":{"cost":0.004,"label":"ChatGPT","model":"gpt-5-5","source":"llm_scraper","status":"observed","sources":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.thehour.com\/sports\/article\/anton-segner-selected-in-new-zealand-squad-to-22338404.php?utm_source=chatgpt.com","title":"Anton Segner selected in New Zealand squad to face Italy as the first Germany-born All Black","domain":"thehour.com","snippet":null,"source_name":null},{"url":"https:\/\/www.allblacks.com\/news\/all-blacks\/all-blacks-vs-italy-in-wellington-gli-azzurri-on-the-rise?utm_source=chatgpt.com","title":"All Blacks vs Italy in Wellington: Gli Azzurri on the rise","domain":"allblacks.com","snippet":null,"source_name":null},{"url":"https:\/\/sportnation.nz\/article\/rennie-names-all-blacks-side-to-face-italy?utm_source=chatgpt.com","title":"Nations Championship 2026: Dave Rennie names All Blacks side to face Italy","domain":"sportnation.nz","snippet":null,"source_name":null},{"url":"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/07\/09\/all-blacks-beauden-barrett-missing-again-in-strong-team-to-play-italy\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com","title":"All Blacks: Beauden Barrett missing again in strong team to play Italy","domain":"1news.co.nz","snippet":null,"source_name":null},{"url":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2026\/jul\/04\/all-blacks-france-nations-championship-2026-match-report?utm_source=chatgpt.com","title":"All Blacks edge France in thriller to open Nations Championship in style","domain":"theguardian.com","snippet":"New Zealand defeated France 34-32 in the rugby international in Christchurch as the hosts begin a new era under head coach Dave Rennie with...","source_name":"The Guardian"}],"summary":"Here are the latest headlines involving the All Blacks: - **Anton Segner set for historic debut:** Germany-born flanker Anton Segner has been named on the bench for New Zealand's match against Italy. If he takes the field, he will become the first Germany-born player to represent the All Blacks. [www.thehour.com](https:\/\/www.thehour.com\/sports\/article\/anton-segner-selected-in-new-zealand-squad-to-22338404.php?utm_source=chatgpt.com)[www.allblacks.com](https:\/\/www.allblacks.com\/news\/all-blacks\/all-blacks-vs-italy-in-wellington-gli-azzurri-on-the-rise?utm_source=chatgpt.com)[sportnation.nz](https:\/\/sportnation.nz\/article\/rennie-names-all-blacks-side-to-face-italy?utm_source=chatgpt.com)[www.1n","datetime":"2026-07-09 11:57:09 +00:00","markdown":"Here are the latest headlines involving the All Blacks:\n\n\n\n- **Anton Segner set for historic debut:** Germany-born flanker Anton Segner has been named on the bench for New Zealand's match against Italy. If he takes the field, he will become the first Germany-born player to represent the All Blacks. 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[sportnation.nz](https:\/\/sportnation.nz\/article\/rennie-names-all-blacks-side-to-face-italy?utm_source=chatgpt.com)\n- **Beauden Barrett still unavailable:** Barrett has again been left out of the matchday squad, with the selectors retaining the core of the team that narrowly defeated France in the tournament opener. 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The authority landscape favors Official Rights Holders plus specialist publishers and video. To consolidate leadership across Google and AI assistants, build a single authoritative hub (a pillar page) that centralises official, structured, timely news (team announcements, match reports, squads, fixtures, results) and feeds clear, extractable facts for AI systems while linking to multimedia and specialist analysis.","ai_recommendations":[{"why":"AI overviews omitted client citation; explicit fact blocks make it easy for LLMs to source and cite the official site.","concept_group":"Authoritative fact blocks","evidence_used":"LLM components: ai_overview not present and LLMs used client content but lacked citation; structured facts increase chance of being cited.","recommendation":"Add short, clearly labeled fact boxes on pages (match facts: score, scorers, substitutions, milestones; squad facts: debutants, caps) to make extraction straightforward for AI systems."},{"why":"Helps LLMs and search features select authoritative references and increases chance of client being included in AI overviews.","concept_group":"Canonical citations","evidence_used":"Authority landscape shows Official Rights Holders are trusted sources; LLMs referenced allblacks.com content but AI overviews absent client citation.","recommendation":"Include persistent, human- and machine-readable URLs for official announcements and match reports and expose links in JSON-LD where allowed."}],"supporting_content":[{"why":"Top Stories and videos dominate real-time queries; a structured live\/match centre supplies the timely facts AI assistants and news boxes need to cite the official source quickly.","purpose":"Provide minute-by-minute official live updates, easily parsable match facts (scoreline, scorers, substitutions, milestones) and rapid post-match summary.","evidence_used":"google serp_features (top_stories, videos); llm summaries and authority_landscape emphasising match pages and official announcements; organic_results showing match-related pages.","suggested_title":"Live Match Centre: All Blacks vs [Opponent] \u2014 Live Updates, Score, and Key Moments"},{"why":"LLMs mention debut and milestone stories but AI overviews lack client citation; a definitive player milestones page provides authoritative, citable facts.","purpose":"Single roster page tracking current squad, debutants (e.g., Anton Segner), caps and milestone alerts (e.g., Tyrel Lomax 50th cap).","evidence_used":"LLM missing concepts referencing debut and milestone items; llm summaries (Perplexity, Claude) and organic_results referencing squad pages.","suggested_title":"Official Squad & Player Milestones \u2014 Debuts, Caps, and Records"},{"why":"Official confirmation pages for leadership changes increase trust for both news consumers and AI systems that surface entity facts.","purpose":"Official statements on coaching appointments, captaincy and staff (e.g., Dave Rennie, Ardie Savea) and short Q&A format for context.","evidence_used":"Claude and Gemini summaries referencing coach and captain news; authority_landscape recommendation for official announcements.","suggested_title":"Behind the All Blacks: Coach & Leadership Updates"},{"why":"Users search for tournament context; an official competition hub meets that intent and ties to match-level pages.","purpose":"Tournament hub with fixtures (including Italy match), results, and short match reports linking to live match centres.","evidence_used":"LLM summaries and related_searches referencing Nations Championship and fixtures; authority_landscape stressing competition\/governing body formats.","suggested_title":"Nations Championship 2026 \u2014 All Blacks Fixtures, Results & Standings"},{"why":"Videos appear prominently in SERPs; embedding and annotating official video content helps ownership of multimedia signals and provides sources for AI\/visual answers.","purpose":"Centralised, timestamped videos and highlight reels (team announcements, press conferences) with captions and metadata.","evidence_used":"Google videos in SERP (YouTube results) and authority_landscape listing video platforms as high-performing formats.","suggested_title":"Official Media Gallery & Video Highlights"}],"recommended_strategy":"Create a new pillar page","recommended_strategy_why":"Client is top-ranked and an Official Rights Holder; the landscape and SERP features (Top Stories, Videos) favour an authoritative central hub that collates official announcements, match pages and multimedia. Evidence: client organic position = 1, serp_ownership_count = 3, authority_landscape advises prioritising structured official content, and SERP features include top_stories and videos.","authority_recommendations":"Format pillar and supporting pages as short, structured official announcements plus linked detailed match reports and player pages so other publishers and AI systems can cite the client as the primary source. Prioritise machine-readable facts (dates, scores, caps) and clear meta-descriptions to increase likelihood of being used in AI overviews and Top Stories.","internal_linking_strategy":"Create a hub-and-spoke structure: the pillar page links prominently to live match centres, squad\/milestone pages, leadership announcements, and multimedia. Each match page and squad entry must link back to the pillar and to related tournament hub pages, ensuring users and AI discover the canonical source quickly.","multimedia_recommendations":[{"why":"Videos already rank in SERP; embedding authoritative video content supports visibility in video carousels and helps assistants source official multimedia.","format":"Embed official YouTube press conferences and match highlight reels on match pages with structured captions and publish timestamps","evidence_used":"Google SERP videos list and authority_landscape noting video platforms perform well.","recommendation":"Host and embed official video content with clear metadata so videos appear in SERP video features and are citable by assistants."}]},"error":null,"completed_at":"2026-07-09T11:58:25+00:00","scope":{"code":"US","label":"United States","country_iso_code":"US","uses_reference_serp":false},"tracking":null}