Reds v Blues: Teams
The Reds will welcome back Sean Hardman and Van Humphries to their squad for the visit of the Blues to Brisbane on Saturday.
Last Updated: 25/02/10 11:54am
The Reds will welcome back Sean Hardman and Van Humphries to their squad for the visit of the Blues to Brisbane on Saturday.
The experienced duo missed the 41-20 victory over the Crusaders through injury, but they have been passed fit to tackle the visitors from Auckland.
Hardman, who has made 138 Super Rugby appearances, is named on the bench as Saia Faingaa retains the No.2 jersey.
Humphries comes straight back into the starting XV after skipper James Horwill was ruled out for the season.
Scrum-half Will Genia has taken over as captain, with Daniel Braid acting as his deputy.
The Blues have made three changes to their line-up for the match, with Rene Ranger, Charlie Faumuina and Peter Saili all starting.
Livewire wing Ranger will fill the void in the centres with Isaia Toeava, Anthony Tuitavake, Luke McAlister and George Pisi all sidelined, while Faumuina replaces Tony Woodcock.
Saili has been given the opportunity to impress at No.8 in place of Viliami Ma'afu.
Reds: 15 Peter Hynes, 14 Digby Ioane, 13 Morgan Turinui, 12 Anthony Faingaa, 11 Rod Davies, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia (captain), 8 Scott Higginbotham, 7 Daniel Braid, 6 Jake Schatz, 5 Van Humphries, 4 Adam Byrnes, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Ben Daley.
Replacements: 16 Sean Hardman, 17 Greg Holmes, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Leroy Houston, 20 Richard Kingi, 21 Tim Walsh, 22 Will Chambers.
Blues: 15 Paul Williams, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Rene Ranger, 12 Benson Stanley, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Stephen Brett, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Peter Saili, 7 Serge Lilo, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Anthony Boric, 4 Kurtis Haiu, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Keven Mealamu (c), 1 John Afoa.
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Tony Woodcock, 18 Filo Paulo, 19 Viliami Ma'afu, 20 Chris Smylie, 21 Daniel Kirkpatrick, 22 Lachie Munro.
