Canterbury stick with lineup for clash with the Tui

Following a Bye weekend break, the Canterbury Farah Palmer Cup side to take on the Hawke’s Bay Tui will feature only two changes, as a largely unchanged side travels to Hastings.

Laura Bayfield will start in place of the injured Chelsea Bremner, who suffered a broken finger in the Round 3 win over Bay of Plenty, joining Emma Dermody in the locks, while Holly Wratt-Groeneweg takes her place on the bench.
 
The other change sees University halfback Kelsyn McCook come onto the bench, set to make her first appearance of the season following a couple of appearances with the Development side in recent weeks.
 
“It’s been great to utilize the Bye week to revitalize the group and get us ready for the push towards the end of the season.” said Head Coach Jimmy Sinclair.
 
Speaking to the inclusion of both Wratt-Groeneweg and McCook, Sinclair talked to the benefit of the Development programme, “Having the opportunity to provide development opportunities for all of our squad and our training partners is really important. The team put in two excellent performances against Otago Development and Southland, and it’s nice to reward a couple of top performers in Holly and Kelsyn with a chance this week.” Sinclair said.
 
The Round 5 match against Hawke’s Bay will kick off at 2:05pm from Hastings, with the match also live on Sky.