The Leicester Tigers player came through the full 80 minutes of last week's defeat by Wales at the Millennium Stadium but coach Pat Lam has made a number of changes for the trip north. Rabeni already has four caps for the Islanders as well as 21 with Fiji.
Rupeni Caucau is in the side after missing last week's match, but Census Johnston (broken finger) and Sailosi Tagicakibau (hamstring) are counted out by injury.
"We have rotated the team in an attempt to give as many players as possible the experience of playing Test rugby for the Digicel Pacific Islanders," said Lam.
Digicel Pacific Islanders team: 15 Norman Ligairi (Brive/Fiji), 14 Lome Fa'atau (Wellington/Samoa), 13 Kameli Ratuvou (Saracens/Fiji), 12 Elvis Seveali'i (Sale/Samoa), 11 Rupeni Caucau (Agen/Fiji), 10 Tusi Pisi (Massey/Samoa), 9 Moses Rauluni (Saracens/Fiji); 1 Taufa'ao Felise (Cardiff Blues/Tonga), 2 Mahonri Schwalger (Wellington/Samoa), 3 Tevita Taumoepeau (Worcester/Tonga), 4 Simon Raiwalui (Saracens/Fiji, captain), 5 Daniel Leo (Wasps/Samoa), 6 Viliami Vaki (Perpignan/Tonga), 7 Nili Latu (Bay of Plenty/Tonga), 8 Epi Taione (Sanyo/Tonga).
Replacements: 16 Aleki Lutui (Worcester/Tonga), 17 Justin Va'a (Glasgow Warriors/Samoa), 18 Ma'ama Molitika (IBM/Tonga), 19 Semo Sititi (NTT Docomo Kansai/Samoa), 20 Junior Poluleuligaga (North Harbour/Samoa), 21 Seremaia Bai (Clermont Auvergne/Fiji), 22 Seru Rabeni (Leicester Tigers/Fiji)
