The Crusaders will have 12 All Blacks in their run on team to face the Chiefs this Friday night in Hamilton in Super Rugby, including and all ABs pack.
Three players have recovered from injuries this week with Kieran Read at number 8 (recovered from concussion), Carter at number 10 (recovered from hamstring injury) and Dagg at 15 (recovered from sprained ankle).
The return of Read sees captain Richie McCaw return to number 7 and Matt Todd take the bench. Tom Taylor will hand the number 10 jersey to Carter and also take a spot on the bench, as will Sean Maitland who played at fullback last week.
The only other change to last week’s team is a rotation of the props, with Ben and Owen Franks taking the starting spots and Wyatt Crockett providing cover from the bench.
Crusaders team to play the Chiefs: 1 Ben Franks 2 Corey Flynn 3 Owen Franks 4 Luke Ramano 5 Samual Whitelock 6 George Whitelock 7 Richie McCaw (c) 8 Kieran Read 9 Andy Ellis 10 Dan Carter (vc) 11 Zac Guildford 12 Ryan Crotty 13 Robbie Fruean 14 Adam Whitelock 15 Israel Dagg 16 Quentin MacDonald 17 Wyatt Crockett 18 Tom Donnelly 19 Matt Todd 20 Willi Heinz 21 Tom Taylor 22 Sean Maitland.
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