All Blacks return for desperate Blues

All Blacks Charlie Faumuina and Patrick Tuipulotu will make their first starts of the season for the Blues against the Cheetahs at Bloemfontein on Saturday morning (6.

10am NZT).

Faumuina has come off the bench in both games this season while Tuipulotu came on for his season debut in the second half of the match last weekend against the Stormers in Capetown.

Tuipulotu will start in place of Hayden Triggs who received a one match suspension following his red card against the Stormers.

The Blues will start open side loose forwards Brendon O'Connor and Luke Braid, who were both outstanding la…