6 , ▁replacing ▁D ixon ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 5 th ▁minute . ▁S quire ▁was ▁retained ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 3 - man ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Rugby ▁Championship ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁back - row ▁and ▁lock ing ▁cover ▁off ▁the ▁ben ch ▁for ▁the ▁All ▁Black s ▁during ▁the ▁competition ▁in ▁tan dem ▁with ▁fellow ▁new com er ▁Ar die ▁Save a . ▁S quire ▁also ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁start ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁round ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁competition , ▁starting ▁against ▁Argentina ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 6 - 1 7 ▁win ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October . ▁S quire ▁received ▁a ▁yellow ▁card ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁minute , ▁being ▁the ▁second ▁All ▁Black ▁card ed ▁that ▁match ▁after ▁prop ▁Joe ▁Mo ody . ▁S quire ▁also ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁international ▁try ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ▁the ▁following ▁week , ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁minute ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 7 - 1 8 ▁win ▁over ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁S quire ▁made ▁two ▁appearances ▁for ▁the ▁All ▁Black s ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁end - of - year ▁tests , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁starts ▁against ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁those ▁tests ▁was ▁a ▁historic ▁first - time ▁loss ▁to ▁Ireland ▁with ▁a ▁final ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 9 - 4 0 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁S quire ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁st arter ▁for ▁the ▁High land ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Super