Hurricanes make two changes for Crusaders

Hurricanes head coach Jason Holland has made two changes to his starting line-up to face the Crusaders in their Super Rugby Aotearoa clash in Wellington on Sunday.
The shake-up to the run-on side comes within the forwards. Lock Vaea Fifita gets the nod ahead of Scott Scrafton, whilst Ardie Savea will start at number eight for the first time since his knee surgery late last year.
The home side will be looking to bounce back from a 30-20 loss to the Blues at Eden Park a week ago.
Holland said the team has been working hard.
“It’s important we perform better in some key areas of the game and we have worked hard during the week to improve,” he told the Hurricanes’ official website.
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The Crusaders are yet to play a game in Super Rugby Aotearoa.
Holland and his team are excited to be hosting a derby at home in front of fans.
“We can’t wait to play at our home stadium and are excited to play again in front of our awesome fans,” he said. “Performing in front of them is a big driver for us this week.”
Hurricanes: 15 Chase Tiatia, 14 Wes Goosen, 13 Vince Aso, 12 Ngani Laumape, 11 Ben Lam, 10 Jackson Garden-Bachop, 9 TJ Perenara (cc), 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Du’Plessis Kirifi, 6 Reed Prinsep, 5 Vaea Fifita, 4 James Blackwell, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Dane Coles (cc), 1 Fraser Armstrong
Replacements: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Ben May, 18 Alex Fidow, 19 Scott Scrafton, 20 Gareth Evans, 21 Jamie Booth, 22 Billy Proctor, 23 Kobus Van Wyk
Date: Sunday, June 21
Venue: Sky Stadium, Wellington
Kick-off: 15:35 (04:35 BST, 03:35 GMT)
Referee: Brendon Pickerill
Assistant referees: James Doleman, Mike Fraser
TMO: Paul Williams