Captain Ardie Savea returns from suspension for his controversial throat-slitting gesture as the Hurricanes host the Waratahs at Sky Stadium tonight.
Savea had to sit out last week's 19-25 loss to the Blues and will be keen to make amends to his side.
The Waratahs come into the match with a one win-two loss record so far this year and sit seventh on the table.
Kick-off is at 7.05pm. Join Jamie Wall for a blog of all the key action.
The Blues held on to beat the Hurricanes 25-19 in a blockbuster game of Super Rugby Pacific in Wellington.
Opinion - The Hurricanes and Highlanders both head into this weekend without their captains, the former for reasons that have dominated headlines, the latter for ones that are far harder to…
Hurricanes captain and All Blacks loose foward Ardie Savea was quick to regret his throat-slitting gesture and accepts his one-week ban, coach says.
Opinion - A lot of us were asking for a reason to shelve the All Black coaching talk for a few days at least, so really a thank you is in order to Ardie Savea for giving us one, Jamie Wall writes. Video
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