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Hawke's Bay flyer Guildford joins three Crusaders players -- wingers Sean Maitland and Kade Poki and loose forward Nasi Manu -- as Super 14 players in the 26-man squad.
North Harbour lock and Blues wider training group member Chris Smith, who captained New Zealand to the under-19 world championship title last year, will lead the team.
New Zealand under-20 squad: Ben Afeaki (North Harbour), Rodney Ah You (Canterbury), Luke Braid (Bay of Plenty), Ryan Crotty (Canterbury), Ash Dixon (Hawke's Bay), Paea Fa'anunu (Auckland), Zac Guildford (Hawke's Bay), Michael Harris (North Harbour), Grayson Hart (Auckland), Joe Hill (Wellington), Daniel Kirkpatrick (Wellington), Matthew Luamanu (Wellington), Quentin MacDonald (Tasman), Sean Maitland (Canterbury), Nasi Manu (Canterbury), Kade Poki (Tasman), Hugh Reed (Hawke's Bay), Trent Renata (Waikato), Peter Saili (Auckland), Aaron Smith (Manawatu), Chris Smith (North Harbour), Toby Smith (Waikato), Andre Taylor (Manawatu), Josh Townsend (Otago), Sam Whitelock (Canterbury), Jackson Willison (Waikato).
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