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All four teams playing in this weekend's 2024 Super Rugby Pacific semifinals - Blues, Brumbies, Chiefs and the Hurricanes - will feature players who have links to the islands.
The Crusaders are still without captain Scott Barrett but welcome back Ethan Blackadder and Levi Aumua from injury into the run-on side to face the Blues with prop Tamaiti Williams and midfielder Dallas McLeod on the bench
Only three New Zealand sides are in the top eight of the DHL Super Rugby Pacific competition, although the Moana Pasifika team based in New Zealand is eighth on the ladder.
The Drua franchise recorded wins in both Super Rugby Pacific and Super W in Lautoka, while Moana Pasifika were punished heavily by the Blues in Auckland.
Fijian Drua brave the elements for strong win over Western Force. The Fijian Drua have managed the horrific conditions to take a 31-13 victory over the Western Force in Laukota. There were puddles aplenty as it poured down with rain for the majority of the game.