The Crusader Knights are fielding a strong team to play Tonga A in the Pacific Rugby Cup tomorrow, with 11 of the starting fifteen coming from the Crusaders squad or wider training group and further three Crusaders players will be on the bench.
Crusaders Luke Whitelock, Willi Heinz, Tom Taylor and Tom Marshall will all make their first start in the Knights team.
Whitelock fills the No 8 position this week, while Heinz will play at halfback, Marshall at fullback and Taylor will don the number 10 jersey.
Crusaders hooker Quentin MacDonald will also join the team for the first time, providing cover on the bench.
Team:
1. Joe Moody, 2. Ben Funnell (Capt), 3. Nick Barrett, 4. Ross Kennedy, 5. Dominic Bird, 6. Codie Taylor, 7. Jed Brown, 8. Luke Whitelock, 9. Willi Heinz, 10. Tom Taylor, 11. Mitchell Scott, 12. Mike Wells, 13. Kieran Fonotia, 14. Rhys Llewellyn, 15. Tom Marshall
