Sotutu still out while Barrett named at 10 for Chiefs clash

Beauden Barrett will finally get a chance to silence his critics at his preferred role of first-five while Hoskins Sotutu once again misses out for the Blues.

Barrett has been handed the No.10 jersey with regular first-five Otere Black bracketed with Emoni Narawa on the bench.

Matt Duffie has been called in to start at fullback while Mark Telea shifts back to the right wing with Caleb Clarke returning at left wing.

In the forwards, Blake Gibson returns to the starting 15 while Gerard Cowley-Tuioti comes in for Josh Goodhue who has been benched.

The Blues face the Chiefs at 3.35pm Sunday while Crusaders face the Hurricanes at 7.05pm tomorrow.

[Source: TVNZ]