Japan full-back Ayumu Goromaru has been dropped by the Reds for Fridays clash with the Crusaders, the first time the World Cup hero has been omitted from the matchday squad in a humbling debut season in Super Rugby. The signing of Goromaru was considered a coup for the Reds after his performances at last years World Cup ignited unprecedented interest in rugby in his homeland.But the 30-year-old has struggled to cement his place, with Karmichael Hunt mostly preferred at full-back as the Reds lurch through a season of just two victories to date. Goromaru has not started a match since Matt OConnor and Nick Stiles succeeded Richard Graham as interim co-coaches after the second week of the season.The Reds beat the Cheetahs 30-17 last week with Goromaru an unused replacement. He has played a total of 176 minutes in six appearances.Hes disappointed, obviously, but he understands its a team-first mentality and weve got to pick the best 23 guys for this weekend, said OConnor.Its one game and it gives us a little bit better coverage on the bench. Naholo returns for Highlanders All Blacks wing makes return from broken leg in Saturdays trip to Chiefs OConnor refused to be drawn on whether he thought Goromarus high-profile recruitment had gone to plan.That depends what the plan was, he said. I wouldnt say it was a mistake. It was about making sure that we had a quality goalkicker in the squad, given the losses of Quade (Cooper) and James OConnor last year.You need guys to kick goals and thankfully Jake (McIntyre) has stepped up and done that for us. Sean Fitzpatrick picks out the biggest and hardest hits from round 10 of Super Rugby Goromarus omission sees Junior Laloifi moving to the bench while Chris Feauai-Sautia returns to the starting side after recovering from an ankle injury.Centre Samu Kerevi, who broke his hand last week and is out for up to four weeks, has been replaced by Campbell Magnay.Scrum-half Nick Frisby will earn his 50th Super Rugby cap. Check out the best tries from round 10 of Super Rugby Crusaders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Johnny McNicholl, 13 Kieron Fonotia, 12 David Havili, 11 Jone Macilai, 10 Richie Mounga, 9 Mitchell Drummond, 1 Wyatt Crockett, 2 Codie Taylor, 3 Mike Alaalatoa, 4 Scott Barrett, 5 Sam Whitelock, 6 Jordan Taufua, 7 Matt Todd, 8 Kieran Read (c).Replacements: 16 Ben Funnell,17 Joe Moody,18 Owen Franks,19 Luke Romano,20 Tim Boys,21 Andy Ellis, 22 Ryan Crotty,23 Marty McKenzie.Reds: 15 Karmichael Hunt, 14 Chris Feauai-Sautia, 13 Campbell Magnay, 12 Anthony Faingaa, 11 Eto Nabuli, 10 Jake McIntyre, 9 Nick Frisby, 1 James Slipper (c), 2 Andrew Ready, 3 Greg Holmes, 4 Ben Matwijow, 5 Rob Simmons, 6 Hendrik Tui, 7 Liam Gill, 8 Curtis Browning.Replacements: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 Sef Faagase, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Cadeyrn Neville, 20 Michael Gunn, 21 James Tuttle, 22 Sam Greene, 23 Junior Laloifi.Watch Crusaders v Reds live on Sky Sports 1 HD on Friday from 8.30am. Catch the match for £6.99 with a NOW TV day pass. 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This upstart Raptors team had been in similar situations throughout the season - fighting for their lives, backs up against the wall - but, tied going into the fourth quarter of a critical Game 4, this would be their biggest and most revealing test yet. They had a new audience, a brighter spotlight, a bigger stage and 12 minutes to prove something that they themselves already knew. "Everybody has something on their body that definitely hurts," said Johnson, who injured his knee in a failed attempt to draw a charge on the Nets Paul Pierce, "but we keep playing, we keep fighting. Its not the time to hold back now. Weve got to keep going." The Raptors held Brooklyn without a field goal for the final six minutes, without a point for the last five and in doing so they showed more character than they had at any point in this series. "Thats just us, man," DeMar DeRozan said after scoring a team-high 24 points in the Raptors scrappy 87-79 win on Sunday, tying their best-of-seven opening round series up at 2-2. "Were definitely resilient, were not going to give up until the games over. Were going to fight through." Just as things were at their most bleak - Lowry had picked up his fifth foul and Johnson, still on the bench, was also saddled with five - the Raptors got serious. Slightly out of character, DeRozan drew a charge, then he took another. Was that a first? "Nah, I dont think so," the all-star guard said with a smirk on his face as Lowry, sitting next to him, chuckled. "I hope its not." Then Lowry, throwing caution to the wind, reached in and poked the ball away from Pierce. Johnson followed suit and in a familiar scene - one that earned him his fifth foul and a sore knee earlier - stepped in to take the charge. Both Lowry and Johnson were one foul away from spending the rest of the game watching from the sidelines, one hit to the knee away from spending the rest of the night on the trainers table. Neither player seemed willing to allow his team to lose. "Theyre fighters," said Jonas Valanciunas. "Theyre soldiers. They go on the court anyway. So its good when you have those types of guys on your team." Everyone is dealing with bumps aand bruises to some degree at this point in the season.dddddddddddd Who wasnt limping out there tonight, Valanciunas was asked. "Julyan Stone," the young centre said with a smile. But there was Lowry, limping up and down the court between possessions, lying next to the bench to stay loose when he wasnt in the game. He had tweaked his reoccurring right knee injury early in Game 3, on top of all the nicks hes accumulated over a long season, but he gutted it out again. Where would his team be without him? "We would have probably got in a fight if I tried to take him out of the game," coach Dwane Casey joked. "Hes dealing with a lot right now and he came through with flying colours. He fought through foul trouble, a little bit of adversity throughout the game and still came through.” Lowry scored 12 of his 22 points in the second half and once again, with the game on the line, his team resembled their point guard, their leader, their best player. "I am not surprised at all that Kyle was limping around, hes a warrior, hes everything to this team," said Chuck Hayes. "The guy gives it his all, we just feed off of him. Then we tease him about it after, hes going to have probably every ice bag in here on his body." "We dont give up man, were some fighters," Hayes continued. "We play like the underdog, we were the underdog probably all year, including this series. I dont know, we just go out there and play for each other." Go ahead, underestimate them, disrespect them and count them out. They feed off it. If respect is earned in the postseason, perhaps the Raptors are starting to turn heads. "We understand that this is a group thats not going to back down, thats not going to give up," Pierce said after the game. "Theyve earned a lot of peoples respect around the league. Just because you dont have a lot of playoff experience doesnt mean youre not a good team. You can learn on the fly." Theyve done just that, now its a whole new ball game. The Raptors will return to Toronto and their raucous crowd at the Air Canada Centre after reclaiming home-court advantage for what has become a best-of-three set, beginning with Wednesdays Game 5. Have they played their best basketball? "No," Lowry and DeRozan answered in unison, but there is a growing sense of belief in the room coinciding with an ambiance of nervousness that spread throughout Barclays Center as Toronto hit back on Sunday. The Raptors may not be in over their heads after all. "Were on a mission," Casey said. "Were not just here trying to win a game. We want to make sure we stay poised, stay focused on our business. Thats what weve been about all year." ' ' '