The Highlanders head coach Jamie Joseph has named his team to play the Western Force at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Saturday night.
The Taranaki and former All Black Sevens player Kurt Baker gets his first start of the 2014 Super Rugby season on the left wing.
1 - Kane Hames
2 - Liam Coltman
3 - Chris King
4 - Jarrad Hoeata
5 - Joe Wheeler
6 - John Hardie
7 - Shane Christie
8 - Nasi Manu (co-captain)
9 - Aaron Smith
10 - Lima Sopoaga
11 - Kurt Baker
12 - Shaun Treeby
13 - Malakai Fekitoa
14 - Richard Buckman
15 - Ben Smith (co-captain)
Reserves
16 - Ged Robinson
17 - Matias Diaz
18 - Craig Millar
19 - Josh Bekhuis
20 - Elliot Dixon
21 - Fumiaki Tanaka
22 - Hayden Parker
23 - Phil Burleigh
Unavailable due to injury:
Brad Thorn (rib - 1 week), Patrick Osborne (ankle - 2 weeks)
