Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd has named his squad to tour South Africa, following the team's 32-29 preseason loss to the Blues in Auckland this afternoon.

The Hurricanes face the Lions in Johannesburg in Round 1 of the 2015 Investec Super Rugby season, before travelling to Pretoria to play the Bulls the morning of February 21.

The squad to travel to Johannesburg on Saturday morning is;

Ardie Savea, Beauden Barrett, Ben Franks, Ben May, Blade Thomson, Brad Shields, Brayden Mitchell, Callum Gibbins, Chris Eves, Chris Smylie, Conrad Smith, Cory Jane, Dane Coles, James Broadhurst, James Marshall, Jason Woodward, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Jeremy Thrush, Julian Savea, Mark Abbott, Matt Proctor, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Reggie Goodes, Rey Lee-Lo, TJ Perenara, Victor Vito, Vince Aso.