Otago have been dealt a hefty blow in the opening week of their 2021 NPC season after losing star wing Jona Nareki for the entire campaign due to injury.
Fresh from facing the disappointment of missing out on selection for the All Blacks, Josh Ioane has been named in the playmaker's jersey for Otago's opening match of the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.
Glasgow-bound Aki Seiuli is a destructive prop who was courted by Samoa but after an injury-hit 2019, he felt it best to recuperate with Otago rather than try-out for RWC.