Hawke's Bay loosie Marino Mikaele-Tu'u and prop Tim Farrell will both start for the New Zealand Under-20 rugby team in their Oceania Tournament match against Samoa on the Gold Coast tonight.
Magpies No 8 Mikaele-Tu'u will be making his first appearance at the tournament after missing out on the 23 for last week's win against Fiji.
He is hoping to play for the Baby Blacks at a second World Championship which starts in Georgia later this month after helping the team finish fifth at last year's World Championship in Manchester.
Eighteen-year-old Farrell impressed with his time off the subs bench against Fiji and another polished display tonight could see him exceed expectations and secure a berth for Saturday's match against Australia.
Fellow Hawke's Bay front rower Pouri Rakete-Stones and Magpies utility back Tiaan Falcon, who was in hot form against Fiji and kicked 19 points with eight successes from nine attempts, are both expected to get game time off the bench tonight.