Super Rugby's table topping Chiefs are welcoming key troops back at the business end of the season

All Blacks loosie Wallace Sititi has been named on the bench for their match against the Force at Bay Oval on Anzac Day evening...much earlier than anticipated after knee surgery in January.

Giant lock Josh Lord starts on his return from a knee injury, while Anton Lienert-Brown's promoted from the bench to start at centre in his second week back.

But the Chiefs have lost playmaker Damian McKenzie with a hand injury.

Confidence from Blues coach Vern Cotter in Harry Plummer - as he takes the reins at 10 for their Anzac Day trip to tackle the Reds in Brisbane.

The one-test All Black's promoted to start as Beauden Barrett's illness sees him named to come off the bench.



Anton Segner fills the void at No 7 created by the ankle injury to All Blacks loose forward Dalton Papalii

The Hurricanes have lost four players to concussion and have named three co-captains for Saturday's meeting with the Brumbies in Canberra - centre Billy Proctor sharing leadership duties with flankers Brad Shields and Du'Plessis Kirifi.

Ethan Blackadder has picked up a hamstring strain at training and will be replaced at openside flanker by Tom Christie for the Southern derby against the Highlanders in Dunedin.

Goal-kicking hero James O'Connor is being rested.

And...Moana Pasifika's issued a Savea storm warning for Saturday afternoon's Super Rugby showdown against the Fijian Drua at North Harbour Stadium, with captain Ardie Savea and brother Julian set to play together at Moana for the first time.

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