All Black first five-eighth Dan Carter will make his first start of the Super 15 season after being named in the Crusaders lineup for Sunday morning's clash against the Lions in Johannesburg.
Carter came off the bench in last week's 28-21 defeat of the Cheetahs in his first game sincesuffering a serious groin injury during last year's Rugby World Cup.
Carter's return is one of four changes to the team that beat the Cheetahs. Tom Taylor who started in the 10 jersey moves to second five. George Whitelock and Wyatt Crockett both return to the starting fifteen this week, with Luke Whitelock and Ben Franks moving to the bench.
Coach Todd Blackadder is confident his side aren't far off clicking after a scratchy start to the season, and they are also likely to welcome back All Blacks' skipper Richie McCaw once they return from South Africa in a fortnight.
1. Wyatt Crockett 2. Corey Flynn 3. Owen Franks 4. Luke Romano 5. Samuel Whitelock 6. George Whitelock 7. Matt Todd 8. Kieran Read 9. Andy Ellis 10. Daniel Carter 11. Zac Guildford 12. Tom Taylor 13. Robbie Fruean 14. Sean Maitland 15. Israel Dagg
Reserves 16. Quentin MacDonald 17. Ben Franks 18. Tom Donnelly 19. Luke Whitelock 20. Willi Heinz 21. Ryan Crotty 22. Tom Marshall
