After making his debut for the Blues against the Chiefs in Hamilton in 2012, prop Angus Ta'avao will play his 100th match in the competition tonight - for the Chiefs against the Blues at Eden Park.
Jake Gordon can lean on just one game of captaincy experience after taking over the leadership of the Waratahs.
The Wallabies’ season came to a disappointing end on Saturday, drawing 16-all with Los Pumas in Sydney. It was their third draw of the year too, from six matches played.
For the third time this season the likeable utility had an opportunity to win a test match for the Wallabies with a dying stages penalty kick but yet again, it wasn’t to be with Hodge missing to the right of the posts.
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has named James O’Connor at flyhalf for the side’s final eToro Tri Nations Test of the year against Argentina at Bankwest Stadium on Saturday night.
The Tri Nations has been blown wide open after the Wallabies were held to a 15-all draw against Argentina in Newcastle. All three nations in the competition sit on six competition points.
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has made three changes to the starting XV for the side’s Tri-Nations showdown against Argentina in Newcastle on Saturday night.
For Wallabies prop James Slipper, the win means that he’ll had two reasons to celebrate the victory, becoming the 13th Wallaby to play 100 tests for the Wallabies.