The Hurricanes have added 182 All Blacks caps to their starting XV to take on the Brumbies.
Beauden Barrett, Ardie Savea, TJ Perenara, Ngani Laumape and Vaea Fifita will all take their place in the run-on team at CET Arena in Palmerston North on Friday night.
Barrett and Savea were on All Blacks leave/rest during last weekend's 38-22 loss to the Crusaders, Perenara and Laumape came off the bench, while Fifita played 50 minutes for the development team on his way back to fitness after a hamstring injury.
The Hurricanes have added 182 All Blacks caps to their starting XV to take on the Brumbies.
Beauden Barrett, Ardie Savea, TJ Perenara, Ngani Laumape and Vaea Fifita will all take their place in the run-on team at CET Arena in Palmerston North on Friday night.
Barrett and Savea were on All Blacks leave/rest during last weekend's 38-22 loss to the Crusaders, Perenara and Laumape came off the bench, while Fifita played 50 minutes for the development team on his way back to fitness after a hamstring injury.
Savea, somewhat surprisingly, will wear the No 8 jersey on Friday.
Gareth Evans has a calf injury, but Hurricanes coach John Plumtree elected to retain young gun Du'Plessis Kirifi in the No 7 jersey, instead of playing Reed Prinsep at No 8, who drops to the bench. Fifita takes the No 6 jersey from Prinsep.
"We're obviously interested in seeing him [Savea] play there. He did a pretty good job for the All Blacks," Plumtree said.
"With Gareth Evans out, and Du'Plessis going really well last week [against the Crusaders], we thought it would be good to see how that combination goes."