
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii's imminent return will boost the NSW Waratahs' hopes of a finals foray - and set up a mouth-watering clash with fellow code-hopper Zac Lomax - after they were swatted away in an emotional Super Round launch in Christchurch.
The visitors led twice in the first half and got within eight points of the Crusaders in the final 15 minutes of Friday's Super Rugby Pacific clash at the new One NZ Stadium, before falling 35-20.