Read and Taufua Return as Crockett brings up his Double Ton
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The Crusaders will host the Highlanders on Friday in Christchurch, in what is the second to last round of the Super Rugby regular season.
Head Coach Scott Robertson has named his side for the match, which features the return to the starting line up of eight players from All Blacks duty, and the highly anticipated return of No. 8 Kieran Read from injury.
Sam Whitelock is back from his successful three-Test series as Captain of the All Blacks to start at lock and resume the captaincy, while both Matt Todd and Ryan Crotty will resume their respective roles as Vice-Captains.
Prop Wyatt Crockett will play his 200th Super Rugby match this week and will run out on to 'Wyatt Crockett Stadium' to bring up the milestone. It was announced earlier this week that the stadium would be renamed for this match in acknowledgement of Crockett's achievement.
Crusaders side to face the Highlanders:
