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Highlanders captain Craig Newby returns from injury to lead his Super 14 rugby team against the Hurricanes in Dunedin on Friday night.
They can do with his captaincy skills after suffering narrow losses in their three opening matches.
Newby sustained a foot injury in a pre-season game, leaving hooker Jason Macdonald and halfback Jimmy Cowan to share the leadership duties.
Also returning for the Highlanders is first five-eighth Daniel Bowden, who missed last weekend's 12-15 home loss to the Waratahs as he sat out a one-match suspension for a dangerous tackle against the Brumbies.
Highlanders
James Wilson, Paul Williams, Niva Ta'auso, Johnny Leota, Fetu'u Vainikolo, Daniel Bowden, Jimmy Cowan, Steven Setephano, Alando Soakai, Craig Newby (captain), Tom Donnelly, Isaac Ross, Clint Newland, Jason Macdonald, Jamie Mackintosh.
Reserves: David Hall, Keith Cameron, Hoani MacDonald, Adam Thomson, Toby Morland, Michael Delany, Brett Mather.
- NZPA
