BNZ Crusaders team to play the Blues

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The BNZ Crusaders will host the Blues at AMI Stadium this Friday night in round 2 of the Investec Super Rugby competition.

Head Coach Todd Blackadder has made just one change to the side that played the Chiefs last weekend – Pete Samu comes into the reserves in place of Reed Prinsep, who is recovering from a head knock suffered in that game.

“While we didn’t get the result we wanted against the Chiefs last weekend, we actually felt really pleased with the team’s performance,” Blackadder said. “The physicality and intent that the team showed for most of the game was fantastic, and we felt that we were dominant in many respects for a good portion of that game. That is what makes the loss even more frustrating for the players though.

“We know that those players will only be more determined this week to take another step up, so we want to give them the opportunity to go out there and show what they are really capable of.”

Kick off is 7:35pm this Friday night and tickets are available through www.ticketdirect.co.nz, ph. 0800 224 224 or visit participating branches of The Warehouse. Ticket purchasers are encouraged to also fill up at Mobil this week so that they can enter the Mobil Golden Boots halftime competition and kick their way to $250k – more information is available at www.goldenboots.co.nz

BNZ Crusaders team to play the Blues:

1. Joe Moody	RESERVES
2. Codie Taylor
3. Owen Franks	Ben Funnell
4. Scott Barrett	Wyatt Crockett
5. Samuel Whitelock (C)	Mike Alaalatoa
6. Jordan Taufua	Jimmy Tupou
7. Tim Boys	Pete Samu
8. Kieran Read	Leon Fukofuka
9. Andy Ellis	Ben Volavola
10. Richie Mo’unga	Johnny McNicholl
11. Nemani Nadolo
12. Kieron Fonotia
13. Sean Wainui
14. Jone Macilai
15. David Havili