All Black David Havili will resume fullback duties in the talent-laden Crusaders backline that will take on the Chiefs in their Super Rugby Pacific game in Christchurch on Friday.
Wallabies captain and flanker Michael Hooper is ready for action with his Waratahs side against the Brumbies when the DHL Super Rugby Pacific season opens at the weekend.
All Black Jordie Barrett is enjoying the assurance of being able to prepare for a season to play second five-eighths for the Hurricanes and to apply lessons from last season.
Maintaining the energy and excitement required to claim a seventh consecutive title (across Super Rugby Pacific and Aotearoa) would be the challenge for the Crusaders in 2023.
Time restrictions on goal kicks, set pieces and, rucks and a streamlined TMO process are among a raft of fan-centric law innovations set to make Super Rugby Pacific rugby faster and more fluid than ever before.
With 238 Super Rugby appearances between them, the experienced internationals Sam Cane and Brad Weber have been named today as the co-captains for the Gallagher Chiefs for the 2023 season.