Richie Mo’unga and Ryan Crotty return for Crusaders

The Crusaders are boosted by the return of Richie Mo’unga and Ryan Crotty for their Super Rugby clash with the Bulls in Pretoria on Friday. 

Their arrivals see Mitch Hunt and Braydon Ennor move to the replacements bench and Jack Goodhue switch back to outside centre for the Loftus Versfeld fixture.

The final change is at full-back, where David Havili starts in place of Will Jordan, who didn’t travel to South Africa due to a foot injury.

Head coach Scott Robertson has named an unchanged forward pack from the side that took the field in Christchurch against the Sharks, and Matt Todd will again captain the team in the absence of Sam Whitelock.

The Crusaders (41) are currently sitting top of the overall Super Rugby standings but New Zealand Conference rivals the Hurricanes (36) are breathing down their neck.

Crusaders: 15 David Havili, 14 Sevu Reece, 13 Jack Goodhue, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 George Bridge, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Bryn Hall, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Matt Todd (c), 6 Jordan Taufua, 5 Scott Barrett, 4 Mitchell Dunshea, 3 Michael Alaalatoa, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Joe Moody
Replacements: 16 Andrew Makalio, 17 Harry Allan, 18 Oliver Jager, 19 Luke Romano, 20 Whetukamokamo Douglas, 21 Mitchell Drummond, 22 Mitchell Hunt, 23 Braydon Ennor

Date: Friday, May 10
Venue: Loftus Versfeld
Kick-off: 19:10 local (18:10 BST, 17:10 GMT)
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistant Referees: Jaco Peyper, Egon Seconds
TMO: Willie Vos