The Hurricanes have decided to go for consistency in selection as they return home to host the Chiefs in a crunch NZ conference battle on Friday.
The Hurricanes 34-39 victory over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein last week have given them hope to revive their season. However if they have any hope of making the play offs they need to win their remaining inter-conference matches.
Hurricanes vs Chiefs, Wellington, KO 19:35 NZ (09:35 CAT, 08.35 BST)
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Hurricanes
1. Ben Franks, 2. Ash Dixon, 3. Ben May, 4. Jeremy Thrush, 5. Jason Eaton, 6. Faifili Levave, 7. Jack Lam , 8. Victor Vito (c), 9. TJ Perenara, 10. Beauden Barrett, 11. Julian Savea, 12. Tim Bateman,13. Reynold Lee-Lo, 14. Alapati Leiua , 15. Andre Taylor
Replacements :16. Reggie Goodes,17. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen,18. James Broadhurst, 19. Brad Shields, 20. Chris Smylie, 21. Tusi Pisi, 22. James Marshall