Continuity of selection means that the Highlanders have a more settled look to the side named to take on the Blues at Eden Park in Friday's DHL Super Rugby Pacific regular-season finale. Dermody said Gregory's high work rate would be part of the task in front of all the side to lift their efforts at Eden Park to ensure their playoff berth. "They are a team that feasts on that [turnover ball] – not just Mark Telea, but they're a dangerous team all over. That has been helped by a request for flanker Shannon Frizell to be exempted from his All Blacks' rest week. Blues v Highlanders: Friday 2 June, 7.05pm NZT, Eden Park.

Source: Stuff June 01, 2023 05:03 UTC