Crusaders Knights Head Coach Scott Robertson has named the team to play Blues Development squad this Saturday 2nd March. The game takes place at Pakuranga Rugby Football Club in Auckland with kick off at 2pm.

It is a relatively new look side to the starting fifteen that played the Highlanders development last weekend. Robertson has maintained eight players from last weekend’s clash; Barone, Everson, Symons, Christie, Su'a, Hifo, and Barrett while Crusader Jimmy Tupou moves from Blindside Flanker to the Number Eight jersey.

With Owen Franks and Tyler Bleyendaal called up to the Crusaders this weekend the opportunity arises for Paea Fa’anunu to take the tighthead prop position while Tyrone Elkington moves into the number 10 jersey.

The team will be captained by lock Matt Symons.

Crusaders team to play the Hurricanes:

1.    Adrian Barone

Reserves

2.    Seb Siataga

16. Tyler Kearns

3.    Paea Fa’anunu

17.  Nepo Laulala

4.    Joel Everson

18.  Scott Barrett

5.    Matt Symons (c)

19.  Brad Hemopo

6.    Jed Brown

20. Rameka Paraki

7.    Shane Christie

21. Hayden Cripps

8.    Jimmy Tupou

22. Shayne Anderson

9.    Jeremy Su’a

23.Dan Lienert-Brown

 

10.  Tyrone Elkington

24.Jimmy Lentjes

 

11. Mitchell Scott

   

12. Kolio Hifo

   

13. Kieron Fonotia

   

14. Telusa Veainu

   

15. Marty Banks