The Hurricanes sit five points clear at the top of the Super Rugby Pacific table and have all but clinched their top seeding into the playoffs with two rounds remaining.
A bonus-point victory against the Highlanders would make them almost unbeatable in the regular season and they have a 10-game winning record against the southerners, putting 50 points on them at Dunedin in March.
Kickoff is at 7.05pm.
Hurricanes: 1. Siale Lauaki, 2. Asafo Aumua, 3. Pasilio Tosi, 4. Isaia Walker-Leawere, 5. Warner Dearns, 6. Devan Flanders, 7. Peter Lakai, 8. Brayden Iose, 9. Ereatara Enari, 10. Ruben Love, 11. Kini Naholo, 12. Jordie Barrett, 13. Bailyn Sullivan, 14. Ngane Punivai, 15. Josh Moorby
Bench: 16. Jacob Devery, 17. Pouri Rakete-Stones, 18. Tevita Mafileo, 19. Tom Allen, 20. Du’Plessis Kirifi, 21. Jordi Viljoen, 22. Lucas Cashmore, 23. Jone Rova.
Highlanders: 1. Ethan de Groot, 2. Jack Taylor, 3. Angus Ta’avao, 4. Tomás Lavanini, 5. Mitch Dunshea, 6. Te Kamaka Howden, 7. Lucas Casey, 8. Hugh Renton (cc), 9. Nic Shearer, 10. Cameron Millar, 11. Jonah Lowe, 12. Timoci Tavatavanawai (cc), 13. Jona Nareki, 14. Xavier Tito-Harris, 15. Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens.
Bench: 16. Henry Bell, 17. Daniel Lienert-Brown, 18. Saula Ma’u, 19. Oliver Haig, 20. Sean Withy, 21. Adam Lennox, 22. Stanley Solomon, 23. Meihana Grindlay.
Ruben Love and Jona Nareki will face off, when the Hurricanes host the Highlanders.
Photo: Photosport/RNZ
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