Wallabies hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa and Vaiolini Ekuasi headline the Western Force’s otherwise settled side to take on the Highlanders.
Fully refreshed after a long Six Nations campaign, Josh van der Flier is ready to put his body and soul into Leinster's Investec Champions Cup campaign.
Wallabies winger Dylan Pietsch is back for the Western Force ahead of Saturday night’s Aussie derby against the Queensland Reds.
The prolific 29-year-old winger was a major target for La Rochelle and several other cash-rich Top 14 outfits with his current contract due to expire at the end of the season.
Reed won his first two caps against Canada and Chile on the summer Tour of the Americas.
Kyle Rowe’s hamstring injury is not as bad as first feared.
The 27-year-old has been hindered by a spate of injuries in recent seasons and has been restricted to just five appearances for his country since the end of the 2022 Autumn Nations Series.