Hurricanes bench Julian Savea for Wellington Super Rugby quarterfinalGRANT DOWN/PHOTOSPORT It's been a tough year for Hurricanes wing Julian Savea, who has been benched for their quarterfinal against the Sharks in Wellington. All Blacks wing Julian Savea has been relegated to the bench in a Hurricanes team featuring three changes for Saturday's Super Rugby quarterfinal against the Sharks. Reserves: Ricky Riccitelli, Chris Eves, Mike Kainga, Mark Abbott, Callum Gibbins, Jamison Gibson Park, Vince Aso, Julian Savea. The Hurricanes and Sharks played each other once during the regular season with South Africans winning 32-15 in Durban. Bay of Plenty prop Kainga, a member of the Chiefs Super Rugby squad in 2013, is eligible for the Hurricanes due to injuries to frontline props Jeff Toomaga-Allen (broken arm), Hisa Sasagi (calf strain) and Goodes.

Source: Stuff July 21, 2016 00:11 UTC