Pat McCutcheon and Peter Betham join the otherwise unchanged line-up to travel south, with the bench to be named closer to the game.

Fly-half Bernard Foley will celebrate his 50^th Super Rugby cap this week, while teammates Adam Ashley-Cooper and Stephen Hoiles will notch their 50^th Waratah Super Rugby caps in the same match.

This match also marks the following milestones:

• Benn Robinson equals Phil Waugh as most capped NSW player ever (136)
• Tatafu Polota-Nau becomes the third most capped Waratah in Super Rugby (122)
• Wycliff Palu equals Chris Whitaker as fifth most capped Waratah in Super Rugby (107)