Culum Retallick drops to the bench for the Crusaders game as Craig Clarke returns, hopefully this is just rotation as the lad has taken on a heavy workload to date. Only other change is de Malmanche starting as Elliot is injured with Vern Kamo onto the bench. 

1. Sona Taumalolo, 2. Aled de Malmanche, 3. Nathan White, 4. Craig Clarke, 5. Romana Graham, 6. Liam Messam, 7. Tanerau Latimer, 8. Colin Bourke
9. Brendon Leonard, 10.Stephen Donald, 11.Sitiveni Sivivatu, 12.Callum Bruce, 13.Richard Kahui, 14.Lelia Masaga, 15.Mils Muliaina (captain)

Reserves: 16. Vern Kamo, 17. Ben Afeaki, 18. Culum Retallick, 19. Luke Braid, 20. Junior Poluleuligaga, 21. Mike Delany, 22. Dwayne Sweeney.