Exciting talent in Hurricanes U20s to meet Blues

Above: St Pat's Silverstream's Kienan Higgins evades Hastings BHS trio Danny Toala, Devan Flanders and Lincoln McClutchie last year in the Hurricanes schools final. The three Hastings players all start tomorrow with Higgins on the bench.

A current All Black and a clutch of up and coming players headline the Hurricanes U20 side to face the Blues U20s at the Suburbs Rugby Club in Auckland at 1.00pm on Saturday.

The Blues side lost to the Chiefs 17-29 last weekend in Waihi, while the Hurricanes U20s will be playing their first match together this year.

The Hurricanes U20 side is:

1. Xavier Numia (Oriental-Rongotai)
2. Asafo Aumua (Avalon Wolves)
3. Sione Asi (Manawatu)
4. Taisson Lealaisalanoa (Paremata-Plimmerton)
5. Taine Plumtree (Old Boys University)
6. Matene Ruawai (Manawatu)
7. Jack Wright (Upper Hutt Rams)
8. Devan Flanders (Hawke's Bay)
9. Carlos Price (Petone)
10. Lincoln McClutchie (Hawke's Bay)
11. Losi Filipo (Petone)
12. Ueta Tufuga (Manawatu)
13. Billy Proctor (Marist St Pat's)
14. Cody Hemi (Manawatu)
15. Danny Toala (Hawke's Bay)

RESERVES
16. Ben Power (Hutt Old Boys Marist)
17. Tevita Fehoko (Manawatu)
18. Ben Aumua-Peseta (Wellington)
19. Dominic Herlihy (Old Boys University)
20. Xavier English (Marist St Pat’s)
21. Folau Fakatava (Hawke's Bay)
22. Kienan Higgins (Northern United)
23. Mitch Drew (Hawke's Bay)

Head Coach: Darren Larsen
Assistant Coaches: Aaron Good and Reg Goodes