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Water pipes are breaking as the Texas weather begins to warm up. Reliant Plumbing received lots of calls on Wednesday.

Injuries and illness continue to strike the Highlanders' locking corps, forcing a reshuffle in the second row ahead of their Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Melbourne Rebels, this afternoon in Dunedin

Loose forward Shannon Frizell will make his first start at lock this afternoon when the Highlanders tackle the second-placed Brumbies in Canberra in Super Rugby Pacific

Three players are set to debut for the Maori All Blacks in their second match against Ireland on Tuesday in Wellington

Cullen Grace (Ngāti Whakaue / Ngāti Raukawa), Sam Nock (Ngāpuhi) and Max Hicks (Ngāti Ranginui / Ngāi te Rangi) will join the Māori All Blacks squad this week ahead of the team’s first match against Ireland on Wednesday 29 June at FMG Stadium Waikato.

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The numbers don’t stack up for the Highlanders this week, a 4 -10 win/loss rate for the season compared with 13-1 for the Blues, 23 competition points against 56, yet Highlander’s Head Coach, Tony Brown, will no doubt be focussed on another number - it’s a one-off game and the winner takes all.

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Cirikidaveta hopes Drua will give a good performance to the crowd and families in Fiji

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