The inclusion of Zac Guildford on the reserves bench is the only change to the Crusaders as they prepare to play the Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday night.
All Blacks wing Guildford becomes available after serving his suspension over his drunken behaviour in Rarotonga after the World Cup but coachTodd Blackadder has resisted the temptation to put him straight back in the starting XV.
Instead he has kept the same line-up which beat the Blues 19-18 in the season opener at Eden Park.
Hooker Quentin MacDonald again keeps his All Blacks counterpart Corey Flynn out of the No 2 jersey, with All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg again on the left wing and Tom Marshall at the back.
Owen Franks is kept out of the No 3 jersey by his brother Ben.
Crusaders: 1. Wyatt Crockett 2. Quentin MacDonald 3. Ben Franks 4. Tom Donnelly 5. Samuel Whitelock 6. George Whitelock 7. Matt Todd 8. Kieran Read (capt) 9. Andy Ellis (vice capt) 10. Tyler Bleyendaal 11. Israel Dagg 12. Ryan Crotty 13. Robbie Fruean 14. Sean Maitland 15. Tom Marshall
Reserves: 16. Corey Flynn 17. Owen Franks 18. Luke Romano 19. Luke Whitelock 20. Willie Heinz 21. Adam Whitelock 22. Zac Guildford
