Super Sarel starting again
South African import Sarel Pretoria will get another start for the Waratahs, when they take on New Zealand rivals the Hurricanes in their final home match of the season on Saturday.
Pretorius, who has been playing off the bench in recent weeks behind goal-kicking scrumhalf Brendan McKibbin, Pretorius earns his sixth start for the Waratahs.
Jono Jenkins replaces Chris Alcock at openside flank in the another other change.
Benn Robinson wears the captaincy armband as Rocky Elsom is still sidelined with a shoulder injury.
One of four players to have played in all 13 matches so far this season Robinson leads a squad that includes nine Wallabies.
Amongst them is Drew Mitchell, who will run out for NSW in Sydney for the first time in over a year after making a successful a return to action in Bloemfontein last weekend.
If the Waratahs win on Saturday, it will be their fifth successive victory over the New Zealand outfit, who haven't beaten the NSW side since the Super 14 semifinal in 2006 - when they triumphed 16-14 in Wellington.
The two teams have met 16 times in Super Rugby history, with the honours shared at eight-apiece.
"It means the world to play at home," admitted Robinson.
"Looking back at the Sharks game earlier this year and seeing all the fans get behind us and hearing them cheer us on was an unbelievable feeling and one that I will remember for the rest of my life.
"It's the biggest rush in the world to have your screaming fans behind you.
"Of course there will be hard times as well as good times. It's been a sign of this Waratahs team that in years gone past when things get tough we rip in deep and hope our fans will be there for us."
And rip in they will have to against a New Zealand side who last week proved themselves to be force to be reckoned with. In a fiery trans-Tasman clash with the Rebels, reserve hooker Motu Matu'u established himself as one of the most-feared men in Super Rugby after his bone-crunching tackles on Mark Gerrard and Lachlan Mitchell reportedly left both needing hospital treatment.
Waratahs: 15 Bernard Foley, 14 Tom Kingston, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Berrick Barnes, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Jono Jenkins, 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Sitaleki Timani, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson (captain).
Replacements: 16 John Ulugia, 17 Jeremy Tilse, 18 Richard Stanford, 19 Lopeti Timani, 20 Brendan McKibbin, 21 Daniel Halangahu, 22 Tom Carter.
Date: Saturday, June 2
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 19.40 (09.40 GMT)
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Julian Pritchard (Australia), Ed Martin (Australia)
TMO: Matt Goddard (Australia)