Crusaders Knights team named to play Highlanders Development team
The Crusaders Knights will be sporting a Fijian international and a Japanese international on the wings when they take on the Highlanders Development team this weekend. It is the second of three games between the two sides, last Saturday’s match ending in a 19-all draw.
Crusaders Knights Head Coach Jason Holland has named Fijian flyer Nemani Nadolo on the wing for his first appearance since returning from playing in the Japan Top League. Nadolo will be able to give his Japanese language skills a bit more practice with Japan sevens and fifteens representative Yoshikazu Fujita taking the other wing. Fujita attended St Bedes College last year and has just returned to Christchurch to gain further experience training alongside the Crusaders.
They will be joined in the backline by Crusaders wider training group members David Havili at second five and Richie Mo’unga at first five.
Crusaders lock Dominic Bird and hooker Ged Robinson will add some experience to the forwards, as will wider training group members Tom Sanders and Jed Brown at 7 and 8.
The Crusaders Knights and Highlanders Development team will kick off at 1pm tomorrow at Pleasant Point Rugby Club. The match is free to attend.
Crusaders Knights team to play Highlanders Development:
| 1 | Daniel Lienert-Brown | REPLACEMENTS | |
| 2 | Ged Robinson | 16 | Seb Siataga |
| 3 | Sione Faletau | 17 | Jake Wood |
| 4 | Reed Prinsep | 18 | Sean Paranihi |
| 5 | Dominic Bird | 19 | Quentin Strange |
| 6 | Peter Samu | 20 | Charlie Gamble |
| 7 | Jed Brown | 21 | Jack Stratton |
| 8 | Tom Sanders | 22 | Harrison Groundwater |
| 9 | Ere Enari | 23 | Seta Koroitamana |
| 10 | Richie Mo’unga | Daniel Koster | |
| 11 | Nemani Nadolo | ||
| 12 | David Havili | ||
| 13 | Inga Finau | ||
| 14 | Yoshikazu Fujita | ||
| 15 | Broc Hooper |
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