Former All Blacks star Julian Savea in action for his childhood club Oriental-Rongotai against Poneke at Wellington’s Kilbirnie Park on August 8. Hurricanes coach Jason Holland wants to see more of Julian Savea on a rugby field in coming weeks, but when and where remains up in the air amid Covid-19 alert levels. READ MORE:* Former Hurricanes star Julian Savea weighing up Mitre 10 Cup options after comeback match* Hurricanes summon former star Julian Savea as injury cover* Revived Hurricanes confident they can dent Crusaders' dominance* Team of the Season gives ABs a selection headacheHolland welcomed Savea back as injury cover before their match against the Chiefs and was an interested observer of his outing for Ories. It was tough for us to get him an opportunity because we had guys who’d worked really hard all year who’d earned that right in the last couple of weeks,” Holland said. Midfield is crammed for the Hurricanes, with young Wellington locals Peter Umaga-Jensen and Billy Proctor combining there in Dunedin.

Source: Stuff August 17, 2020 10:18 UTC