Boyd will also have two late calls to make in the reserves.
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Both teams are chasing their first Super Rugby title.
The Hurricanes are appearing in their third final, a decade after their ill-fated first attempt in the Christchurch fog of 2006, and their second consecutive one at home.
“They’re a pretty complete side and we’re going to have to match them physically and then be aware that they can play with a bit of width”.
“The pain from last year’s final is still with us and we’ll be throwing the kitchen sink at it on Saturday”.
THE Emirates Lions beat all the odds and clinched a spot in the finals of the 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby.
Cartoon: Johnny Fellet doesn’t like to share his toys Helen Twose: From icecream to insurance Get Sorted: How do you look (to a bank)? . Unlucky to have been kicked out of the competition four years ago to hand an opportunity for the Southern Kings to show their finesse in the Super Rugby, only to return the following year after a promotion/relegation match against the Kings.
With New Zealand and South Africa teams in the final it seemed likely the final would be awarded to an Australian official.
But they may be impeded in that by weather conditions in Wellington which are forecast to be cold, wet and windy.
But the Hurricanes have a better defensive record, leaking 314 points to the Lions’ 349 and they go into the final having not had any tries scored against them in more than 230 minutes.
“It’s a once-off game and maybe if we do the right things well on the day it’s not impossible”.
Hurricanes skipper Dane Coles tries to break the Reds tackle.
Coles missed last weekend’s semifinal because of a rib injury and remains an unlikely starter in the final.
Hurricanes assistant coach Jason Holland described the Lions as a “complete side” with an astute tactician in fly-half Elton Jantjies.
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“I’ll probably have to live with the team selection for Buenos Aires”, Ackermann said.
