 However, the team stepped up significantly for the second Bledisloe Cup test in 2019, with Lienert-Brown winning Man of the Match in the 36-0 thrashing at Eden Park.On 28 August, All Blacks Head Coach, Steve Hansen named Lienert-Brown as one of 31 players in New Zealand's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.Having already accumulated 38 caps since his debut, Lienert-Brown's form supplanted 50-test veteran, Sonny Bill Williams, his childhood hero, from New Zealand's starting lineup, starting alongside Ryan Crotty in the first test of the World Cup, a 23-13 win over South Africa.