Luke Morahan and Ben McCalman return to the Western Force starting XV for their clash against 2015 Super Rugby Champions the Highlanders.
In the final match of their three-week New Zealand tour, McCalman has been named at No.8 and Morahan will play on the right wing after recovering from a foot injury.
Force head coach Michael Foley will be wary of the Highlanders attack after their impressive start to the season.
“The Highlanders play tough, smart rugby. Last week, they had one line break, but scored four tries, which is an indicator of how they vary their attack with ball in hand and kicking,” he said.
“The key for us is to consistently apply pressure across 80 minutes.”
“We asked good questions in the first half last week and created some good scoring opportunities, but we need to ensure we put ourselves in a position to keep attacking for the full game.”
The Western Force will play the Highlanders at 5:35pm AEDT on Friday, live on FOX SPORTS.
TEAM
1. Pekahou Cowan
2. Heath Tessmann
3. Tetera Faulkner
4. Ross Haylett-Petty
5. Adam Coleman
6. Angus Cottrell
7. Matt Hodgson (C)
8. Ben McCalman
9. Alby Mathewson
10. Peter Grant
11. Semisi Masirewa
12. Solomoni (Junior) Rasolea
13. Ben Tapuai
14. Luke Morahan
15. Dane Haylett-Petty
RESERVES
16. Nathan Charles
17. Chris Heiberg
18. Jermaine Ainsley
19. Sitiveni (Steve) Mafi
20. Richard Hardwick
21. Ryan Louwrens
22. Ian Prior
23. Albert Nikoro
