McCaw, 30, who was set to win his 100th Test cap, is joined on the sidelines by full-back Mils Muliaina who also picked up an injury in training.

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Starting teams:
New Zealand: Isaia Toeava, Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu, Richard Kahui, Colin Slade, Andy Ellis; Tony Woodcock, Keven Mealamu (captain), Owen Franks, Brad Thorn, Sam Whitelock, Jerome Kaino, Adam Thomson, Victor Vito. Replacements: Andrew Hore, John Afoa, Ali Williams, Anthony Boric, Jimmy Cowan, Piri Weepu, Sonny Bill Williams.
Japan: Taihei Ueda, Takahisa Usuzuki, Koji Taira, Yuta Imamura, Hirotoki Onozawa, Murray Williams, Atsushi Hiwasa; Naoki Kawamata, Yusuke Aoki, Nozomu Fujita, Nozomu Fujita, Toshizumi Kitagawa, Itaru Taniguchi, Michael Leitch, Takashi Kikutani (captain). Replacements: Hiroki Yuhara, Kensuke Hatakeyama, Yuji Kitagawa, Sione Talikavili Vatuvei, Tomoki Yoshida, Shaun Webb, Alisi Tupuailai.
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