All Blacks Julian Savea, Cory Jane and Victor Vito are among five players dropped from the Hurricanes side to play the Reds on Saturday for breaching team protocol.
The trio, as well as Ardie Savea and reserve prop Chris Eves, were not considered for selection against the Reds after breaking the team's self-imposed curfew. The five players were late back to the team hotel on the Tuesday night before the side played the Sharks and have been stood down for one match.
Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd said the players had made a poor decision and the matter had been dealt with internally.
"Though some people may not see staying out late as being particularly serious, the team set their standards very high this year and everyone bought into that at the start of the season," he said. "We have a great bunch of guys in the squad and this was an isolated incident, but there are certain lines in the sand and when those lines are crossed there are consequences.
"The players involved know they made a mistake and I'm pretty confident they will be motivated to make up for that when they become available for selection again next week."
