BNZ Crusaders team to play the Hurricanes in final pre-season match

Feb 17 • General News, Super Rugby • 1348 Views • Comments Off on BNZ Crusaders team to play the Hurricanes in final pre-season match

The BNZ Crusaders will play their final pre-season game against the Hurricanes this Friday afternoon, and Head Coach Todd Blackadder has made just three changes to the starting fifteen that drew with the Highlanders last week.

Mitchell Drummond will start at halfback in front of the Blenheim crowd, with Andy Ellis providing cover off the bench.

Nemani Nadolo and Johnny McNicholl step into the starting fifteen on the wings. Sean Wainui and Kieron Fonotia switch places this week so that Fonotia starts and centre and Wainui at second five. The forwards remain unchanged from last week.

BNZ Crusaders team to play the Hurricanes:

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

The game will be played at Blenheim’s Lansdowne Park at 4:30pm on Friday, with the Crusaders Knights and Hurricanes Development team playing the curtain raiser at 2:30pm.