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The firepower is back for the Blues Super Rugby quarter-final against the Highlanders in Auckland on Saturday

The firepower is back for the Blues Super Rugby quarter-final against the Highlanders in Auckland on Saturday

2 June 2022

After resting a swag of players for the win over the Waratahs, coach Leon MacDonald has predictably rolled them out for the knockout match.

Rieko Ioane is back after two weeks out with a hamstring issue.

The Highlanders will have the services of All Blacks flanker Shannon Frizell on the bench after seven weeks out with a knee injury.

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