All Blacks trio Ben Smith, Aaron Smith and Luke Whitelock return to the Highlanders' starting line‑up for tomorrow’s Super Rugby game against the Hurricanes.
Waisake Naholo moves to the bench with Richard Buckman gets the nod to start in the number 14 jersey.
All Blacks loose forward Shannon Frizell misses the Hurricanes match, as Jackson Hemopo moves into the blind-side flankers position.
Both the Hurricanes and the Highlanders have a record of two wins and one loss so far this season.
The Hurricanes will meet the Highlanders at 6.35pm tomorrow while the Rebels will take on the Brumbies at 8.45pm.
On Saturday, the Crusaders will face the Chiefs at 4.15pm while the Blues will meet the Sunwolves at 6.35pm.
Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith (co‑captain), 14 Richard Buckman, 13 Sio Tomkinson, 12 Thomas Umaga‑Jensen, 11 Tevita Li, 10 Josh Ioane, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Luke Whitelock (co‑captain), 7 James Lentjes, 6 Jackson Hemopo, 5 Pari Pari Parkinson, 4 Josh Dickson, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Liam Coltman, 1 Ayden Johnstone.
Reserves: 16 Ash Dixon, 17 Daniel Lienert‑Brown, 18 Josh Iosefa‑Scott, 19 Tom Franklin, 20 Elliot Dixon, 21 Kayne Hammington, 22 Marty Banks, 23 Waisake Naholo.
[Source: One News]
Here’s #YourLanders to take on the @hurricanesrugby team on Friday night in the capital city! Some familiar faces are back including the barracuda! #HighlandersANDyou #NothingElseMatters pic.twitter.com/1dWV0Z5zQL
— Pulse Energy Highlanders (@Highlanders) March 5, 2019
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