When Canterbury begin their Mitre 10 Cup title defence against Tasman in Blenheim tomorrow night, skipper Mitchell Drummond will find himself against his flatmate, Crusaders teammate Mitchell Hunt.
A Tasman native himself, Drummond, 24, will captain Canterbury against his home province, with the Mako to be steered around the park by first-five Hunt.
Speaking to media at his side's training this morning, Drummond said that it'll be strange coming up against a familiar face.
"It's going to be a bit weird actually," he began.
"I've spoken to a few of them this week, it's not going to seem quite right on Friday night to start with.
"But I think once the whistle blows, and once we get into it, it'll be just another game of footy - (but) I'm looking forward to catching up with all those guys after the game."
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