An injury to centre Matt Proctor has forced the Hurricanes to change their midfield for their match against the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday.
Ngani Laumape will start at second-five, with Willis Halaholo moving out one place to centre following the hamstring injury to Proctor, suffered in the team's victory over the Waratahs in Sydney.
Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd said he was comfortable the combination would perform well against the Crusaders.
"They haven't had a huge amount of time together as a midfield pairing, but they have both been heavily involved all season, so I don't think they will have any problems coming together this week," he said.
"Willis has been in good form for us all season, he's got good footwork and a good passing game and Ngani is very powerful, so it's potentially an exciting duo."
