The Chiefs have announced their team to play the Stormers at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton tomorrow night, in what will be their last home game before heading offshore for three weeks.
With a number of players returning from injury, the Chiefs coaches have made many changes to their starting line-upand reserve selections.
Jamie Mackintosh returns to the starting line-up at prop. Brodie Retallick has been cleared to play and is joined in the locking stocks by Matt Symons. Liam Messam resumes his position at flanker with Liam Squire starting in the No8 jersey after a solid performance off the bench last week.
James Lowe gets his first start on the wing and Tom Marshall will make his Chiefs debut at second five-eighth. Gareth Anscombe makes his long-awaited return to rugby at fullback in his first match of the season. Pauliasi Manu, Michael Fitzgerald, Robbie Fruean and Asaeli Tikoirotuma all move to the bench. The match will mark inspirational Chiefs player Tanerau Latimer's 100th Super Rugby match. He will celebrate his 100th Chiefs match in five more games time, after he takes the field this weekend.
Chiefs coach Dave Rennie said, "Over the last couple of years the Stormers have had the best defensive record in the competition and you saw why against the Crusaders. They obviously have a lot of character in their group and they are going to be a tough defensive unit to crack."
The first of seven Generation Homes worth $350,000 each will be up for grabs for a registered Chiefs fan who attends the game on Friday night in the "Score a Home" promotion.
A fan could win a house if the Chiefs player wearing the number 14 jersey scores a try in the 14th minute at any of the seven remaining 2014 home games.
Tomorrow night's Chiefs line-up: 1. Jamie Mackintosh 2. Mahonri Schwalger 3. Ben Tameifuna 4. Matt Symons 5. Brodie Retallick 6. Liam Messam 7. Tanerau Latimer 8. Liam Squire 9. Tawera Kerr-Barlow 10. Aaron Cruden 11. James Lowe 12. Tom Marshall 13. Charlie Ngatai 14. Tim Nanai-Williams 15. Gareth Anscombe 16. Rhys Marshall 17. Pauliasi Manu 18. Josh Hohneck 19. Michael Fitzgerald 20. Tevita Koloamatangi 21. Brad Webber 22. Robbie Fruean 23. Asaeli Tikoirotuma
