Hurricanes boss Jason Holland has defended his decision to rest Ardie Savea, Jordie Barrett and Tyrel Lomax in Saturday's loss to the Chiefs in Hamilton.
All Blacks centre Anton Lienert-Brown has re-committed to New Zealand Rugby, the Chiefs and Waikato after signing a contract through to the end of 2026.
Following the enthralling round 11 action in Super Rugby Pacific, Planet Rugby selects the team of the week including a good showing of Chiefs players.
Planet Rugby takes a closer look at the players who are key to the exciting rugby on show and who leads the rest in the individual statistics categories.
The Chiefs have been boosted by the return from injury of Anton Lienert-Brown, who play his 100th game for them in Friday's clash with the Highlanders in Dunedin.