All Black wing Guildford becomes available after serving his suspension over his drunken behaviour in Rarotonga after the World Cup but coach Todd Blackadder has resisted the temptation to put him straight back in the starting XV.
Instead he has kept the same line-up which beat the Blues 19-18 in the season opener at Eden Park.
Hooker Quentin MacDonald again keeps his All Black counterpart Corey Flynn out of the No 2 jersey, with All Black fullback Israel Dagg again on the left wing and Tom Marshall at the back.
Owen Franks is kept out of the No 3 jersey by his brother Ben.
Crusaders team to play Highlanders: Wyatt Crockett, Quentin MacDonald, Ben Franks, Tom Donnelly, Samuel Whitelock, George Whitelock, Matt Todd, Kieran Read (capt), Andy Ellis (vice capt), Tyler Bleyendaal, Israel Dagg, Ryan Crotty, Robbie Fruean, Sean Maitland, Tom Marshall. Reserves: Corey Flynn, Owen Franks, Luke Romano, Luke Whitelock, Willi Heinz, Adam Whitelock, Zac Guildford.
