 Lienert-Brown was not subbed off in any of his three appearances on the 2016 end-of-season tour.Lienert-Brown was selected in the All Blacks' 33-man squad for the 2017 Pasifika Challenge against Samoa and three-test series against the touring British and Irish Lions.Lienert-Brown started in the midfield with Sonny Bill Williams in the 78-0 victory over Samoa and scored the first New Zealand try of 2017 11 minutes into the test.