A 36-man squad has been named to represent the Junior Crusaders tomorrow as the team takes on the Hurricanes in Blenheim.

An original squad of 50 was reduced to 36 for the game of three thirds, kicking off at 11:30am tomorrow morning at Lansdowne Park.

The Junior Crusaders squad was selected from the First XVs from this year’s high school competition, with selectors having a wealth of talent to pick from.

10 players from last year’s Juniors camp will look to add some experience at kickoff tomorrow, with Christian Ioane, Hugh Robinson, Harrison Inch, Maretino Kaloudau, Jack Busch-Ward, Jamayne Feat-Marshall, Maua Letiu, Shaun Kempton, Sione Mafi and Finn Mcleod back for another bite at the cherry.

The Crusaders have a big focus on developing talent pipelines and future of the game. It’s programmes like Junior Crusaders, and fixtures like the one in Blenheim, that seem to future-proof the Crusaders for generations to come.