The British and Irish Lions are likely to face the toughest test of their New Zealand tour so far on Saturday night when they take on a strong Crusaders side.
Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson has named seven All Blacks in his 23‑man squad as the unbeaten Super Rugby side look to add to the Lions' woes.
The only changes to the team that beat the Highlanders last weekend are a rotation at halfback with Bryn Hall starting and Mitchell Drummond on the bench, while David Havili will switch to second five‑eighth with Israel Dagg coming in at fullback and Tim Bateman coming in from the bench.
The Crusaders will take on the British and Irish Lions at 7.35pm tomorrow.
Crusaders: 1. Joe Moody 2. Codie Taylor 3. Owen Franks 4. Luke Romano 5. Sam Whitelock (c) 6. Heiden Bedwell‑Curtis 7. Matt Todd (vc) 8. Jordan Taufua 9. Bryn Hall 10. Richie Mo'unga 11. George Bridge 12. David Havili 13. Jack Goodhue 14. Seta Tamanivalu 15. Israel Dagg. Reserves: 16. Ben Funnell 17. Wyatt Crockett 18. Michael Alaalatoa 19. Quinten Strange 20. Jed Brown 21. Mitchell Drummond 22. Mitchell Hunt 23. Tim Bateman.
