The latest line-ups and injuries for all NZ franchises playing in the Super Rugby Pacific quarter-finals
Chiefs vs Reds
7:05pm Friday, June 7
FMG Stadium, Waikato
Coach Clayton McMillan has made only three changes to the team named to face the Blues, before he was forced to make late backline changes. Fullback Shaun Stevenson and winger Emoni Narawa have again been selected, although they were late scratchings last week.
In the midfield, Rameka Poihipi has been preferred to Quinn Tupaea, while All Blacks Samisoni Taukei'aho and Tupou Vaa'i return to their starting spots at hooker and lock respectively.
Chiefs: 1-Aidan Ross, 2-Samisoni Taukei'aho, 3-George Dyer, 4-Jimmy Tupou, 5-Tupou Vaa'i, 6-Samipeni Finau, 7-Luke Jacobson (c), 8-Wallace Sititi, 9-Cortez Ratima, 10-Damian McKenzie, 11-Etene Nanai-Seturo, 12-Rameka Poihipi, 13-Anton Lienert-Brown, 14-Emoni Narawa, 15-Shaun Stevenson
Reserves: 16-Bradley Slater, 17-Jared Proffit, 18-Reuben O'Neill, 19-Naitoa Ah Kuoi, 20-Simon Parker, 21-Xavier Roe, 22-Quinn Tupaea, 23-Daniel Rona
Hurricanes vs Rebels
4:35pm Saturday, June 8
Sky Stadium, Wellington
All Blacks prop Tyrel Lomax will miss the Hurricanes' home quarter-final, while captain Brad Shield will return from injury off the bench.
Pasilio Tosi starts in Lomax's place, while coach Clark Laidlaw has opred for Peter Lakai ahead of Du'Plessi Kirifi in the No.7 jersey, with the latter also among the reserves.
Veteran halfback TJ Perenara is also named, after leaving the field against the Highlanders with a knee injury.
Hurricanes: 1- Xavier Numia, 2-Asafo Aumua, 3-Pasilio Tosi, 4-Justin Sangster, 5-Isaia Walker-Leawere, 6-Devan Flanders, 7-Peter Lakai, 8-Brayden Iose, 9-TJ Perenara, 10-Brett Cameron, 11-Salesi Rayasi, 12-Jordie Barrett, 13-Billy Proctor, 14-Josh Moorby, 15-Ruben Love
Reserves: 16-James O'Reilly, 17-Pouri Rakete-Stones, 18-Tevita Mafileo, 19-Brad Shields, 20-Du'Plessi Kirifi, 21-Richard Judd, 22-Bailyn Sullivan, 23-Kini Naholo
Blues v Fijian Drua
7:05pm Saturday, June 8
Eden Park, Auckland
Coach Vern Cotter has made a key change to his backline, returning Harry Plummer to first-five, where he played most of the regular season, and handing Stephen Perofeta the No.15 jersey.
All Blacks centre Rieko Ioane returns from the hand injury that saw him withdraw late from the Chiefs encounter, while Josh Beehre replaces lock Sam Darry, who is currently under head injury protocols.
Bues: 1-Ofa Tu'ungafasi, 2-Ricky Riccitelli, 3-Marcel Renata, 4-Patrick Tuipulotu (c), 5-Josh Beehre, 6-Akira Ioane, 7-Dalton Papali'i, 8-Hoskins Sotutu, 9-Finlay Christie, 10-Harry Plummer, 11-Caleb Clarke, 12-AJ Lam, 13-Rieko Ioane, 14-Mark Tele'a, 15-Stephen Perofeta
Reserves: 16-Kurt Eklund, 17-Joshua Fusitu'a, 18-Angus Ta'avao, 19-Cameron Suafoa, 20-Adrian Choat, 21-Taufa Funaki, 22-Corey Evans, 23-Cole Forbes
Highlanders v Brumbies
9:35pm Saturday, June 8
GIO Stadium, Canberra
Cam Millar will return to the Highlanders No.10 jersey for the sudden-death visit to the Aussie capital, with Tanielu Tele'a back at centre.
Sean Withy claims the openside flank berth, with lock Mitch Dunshae in the second row, after missing last week's loss to the Hurricanes.
Highlanders: 1-Ethan de Groot (cc), 2-Henry Bell, 3-Jermaine Ainsley, 4-Mitch Dunshae, 5-Fabian Holland, 6-Oliver Haig, 7-Sean Withy, 8-Billy Harmon (cc), 9- Folau Fakatava, 10-Cameron Millar, 11-Jona Nareki, 12-Sam Gilbert, 13-Tanielu Tele'a, 14-Timoci Tavatavanawai, 15-Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
Reserves: 16-Jack Taylor, 17-Daniel Lienert-Brown, 18-Saula Ma'u, 19-Max Hicks, 20-Nikora Broughton, 21-James Arscot, 22-Jake Te Hiwi, 23-Finn Hurley
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