It will a memorable night for Fiji born All Blacks and Pulse Energy Highlanders winger Waisake Naholo as he will play his 50th Super Rugby match and his first time ever to play at the ANZ Stadium.
Naholo who moved to New Zealand when he was a teenager told Legend FM Sports that he never got an opportunity to play on his home soil when he was schooling at Cuvu College.
This morning he went with his coach and former All Blacks Aaron Mauger to visit the burial site of former Highlander and Flying Fijian, Seru Rabeni.
Rabeni was part of the Highlanders team from 2003 and 2004 Super 12 season and had passed away on March 15, 2016 while having breakfast at his home in Nausori.
Fiji Sports Council CEO, Litiana Loabuka says Naholo will have a lot of support from his village in Nadroumai, Nadroga tonight.
Loabuka adds fans have started arriving at the ANZ Stadium.
The Highlanders will host the Chiefs at 7.35 tonight at the ANZ Stadium.
In other matches, the Brumbies will play the Hurricanes at 9.45pm while the Sunwolves will meet the Bulls at 11.55pm.
Tomorrow, the Sharks will meet the Lions at 3.15am while the Jaguares will take on the Stormers at 7.40am.
Meanwhile the Blues made a winning return to Super Rugby action when they claimed a 39‑16 win over the Reds in their trans‑Tasman encounter in Auckland last night while the Waratahs extended their lead at the top of the Australian Conference with a 31‑26 victory over the Melbourne Rebels.
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