The Hurricanes coaching staff have named a 34-man squad to take on the Crusaders in Ashburton this Saturday.
The Highlanders have lost one-test All Blacks prop Tyrel Lomax to a rival Super Rugby franchise next year, making him one of 11 high-profile departures for the southern club.
But arguably the most pleasing thing for the All Blacks, alongside the breakout tests from Jordan and Blindside Flanker Akira Ioane, was the humiliation of the Pumas at the set-piece.
Rising young All Blacks prop Tyrel Lomax has left the Highlanders to sign for Super Rugby rivals Hurricanes.
Highly rated prop Tyrel Lomax and lock Scott Scrafton are two big additions to the Hurricanes squad for the 2020 Investec Super Rugby season.
Tyrel Lomax and Waisake Naholo scored second-half tries to help the Highlanders overcome their New Zealand Conference rivals.
Those results all provided no shortage of storylines and talking points, as did South Africa's non-inclusion in the tournament, so five RugbyPass writers have taken it upon themselves to evaluate exactly how things panned out.