Six players return to the side that won the inaugural competition in 2024, including Crusaders hooker Manumaua Letiu.
Owen Delany Park in Taupo played host to another thrilling Super Rugby Pacific U20 tournament, where the Crusaders have gone back to back, beating the Chiefs in a golden point nail-biter on Saturday afternoon.
All teams have played two games, where the Crusaders, Blues, Hurricanes and Chiefs were victorious in the quarter finals, putting themselves through to Tuesday night's semi-finals.
Scotland will play USA in the World Rugby U20 final on Wednesday after both teams topped their respective pools with wins over Japan and Kenya.
The Crusaders are the 2024 U20 Super Rugby New Zealand champions after a dominant performance in the final in Taupo.
The inaugural edition of the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition kicked-off with a bang on Sunday as the Chiefs, Highlanders and Crusaders youth sides all picked up victories in their first-up matches.
Former Fiji U20 halfback Philip Baselala will start a Super Rugby Pacific match for the first time this weekend when the Fijian Drua take on the Western Force.
New Zealand rallied from 19-0 behind and survived the dying stages with only 13 players in a herculean triumph. Winger Harlyn Saunoa scored a hat-trick, remarkably replaced at half-time by a first five-eighth, Rico Simpson.
New Zealand went through the tournament unbeaten, after drawing 29-29 with Australia in the opening game, smashing Argentina 75-21 and then just getting past the Junior Springboks on Monday morning NZT.
Young speedster Macca Springer will remain in Crusaders colours until at least 2028, thanks to a new deal with his home club.