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Hurricanes Coach Bets On Naholo

Ardie Savea returns to the side after serving his one-match ban partly for a throat-slitting gesture a fortnight ago and will captain the side in the No.8 jersey.
17 Mar 2023 20:00
Hurricanes Coach Bets On Naholo
Hurricanes winger Kini Naholo during training at the New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport in Wellington, New Zealand on March 15, 2023. Naholo gets his first Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific start for the Hurricanes in tonight’s clash against the Waratahs where he will face Mark Nawaqanitawase and Nemani Nadolo. Photo: Hurricanes

Ardie Savea returns to the side after serving his one-match ban partly for a throat-slitting gesture a fortnight ago and will captain the side in the No.8 jersey.

In other tweaks to the lineup that lost 25-19 to the Blues at home last week, head coach Jason Holland has named Asafo Aumua to start at hooker tonight while Dane Coles shifts to an impact role off the bench.

In the backs, Taranaki product Kini Naholo has been handed his Hurricanes debut on the left wing, opposite the club’s all-time top tryscorer Julian Savea.

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