The Highlanders will be eager to end a two-match losing run when they play host to the Brumbies at Rugby Park, Invercargill on Saturday. Defeats to the Reds and Sharks have left them off the pace in New Zealand as the Chiefs now sit seven points clear of them at the summit. Therefore this game is a must-win and they are fortunate that the Brumbies also find themselves in a sticky patch, compounded by injuries ruling out Stephen Moore and Joe Tomane. Also absent is Henry Speight, so they head to New Zealand depleted after losing to the Crusaders. One positive for the visitors is the return from suspension of David Pocock, who scored a hat-trick of tries the last time these two sides met in...
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