Super 14: Squad for the Crusaders' SA matches

The Crusaders squad named today for the three-match tour of South Africa beginning on April 18 in Durban against the Sharks is:

Forwards: Wyatt Crockett, Owen Franks, Bronson Murray, Peter Borlase, Jason Macdonald, Daniel Perrin, Isaac Ross, Brad Thorn, Ross Filipo, Kieran Read, Michael Paterson, Thomas Waldrom, Richie McCaw, George Whitelock.

Backs: Andy Ellis, Tyson Keats, Kahn Fotuali'i, Stephen Brett, Colin Slade, Tim Bateman, Ryan Crotty, Adam Whitelock, Jared Payne, Leon MacDonald, Kade Poki, Hamish Gard.

Not travelling: Sean Maitland, Nasi Manu and Jonathan Poff.

- NZPA