There is a second start for 2m tall Counties Manukau lock Matiaha Martin after impressing on debut as a late replacement for the Blues' injury-hit locking stocks.
The Blues welcome their All Blacks Ofa Tu'ungafasi and Sonny Bill Williams back while Rieko Ioane takes his enforced All Black break this week, to allow try-scoring winger Tumua Manu his fourth game for the club on the left wing.
Williams is bracketed with Bay of Plenty midfielder Terrence Hepetema after receiving a knock at the All Black camp this week.
Michael Collins, who returned from a four-game injury break, as a replacement last week, comes back into the starting line-up with the in-form Matt Duffie back to his accustomed spot on the right wing.
The game coincides with the national campaign on Say My Name, to recognise the importance of pronouncing players' names correctly.
Blues lock Matiaha Martin, who is a te reo Maori teacher at Tangaroa College, knows well the challenge of pronouncing names correctly.
"'Say My Name' is an awesome initiative. I know myself that people have struggled with my name," he said.
"Because it has happened so many times I have just brushed it off. But there's mana to my name and it is nice if it is pronounced properly.
"People want to pronounce your English name properly so the same for Maori is nice."
Blues: Michael Collins, Matt Duffie, Orbyn Leger, Sonny Bill Williams/Terrence Hepetema, Tumua Manu, Stephen Perofeta, Augustine Pulu (c), Akira Ioane, Dalton Papalii, Jerome Kaino, Matiaha Martin, Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Matt Moulds, Alex Hodgman.
Reserves: Leni Apisai, Pauliasi Manu, Sione Mafileo, Ben Nee-Nee, Sione Havili, Jonathan Ruru, Bryn Gatland, Terrence Hepetema/TJ Faiane.
