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Liam Messam will return for the Chiefs when they travel
to Brisbane this weekend to face a defending champion side
that's starting to show signs of life.
The nine-test All Black
will bring some intensity back into a Chiefs back row
that struggled to assert itself against the lowly Lions
during their 34-21 victory in Pukekohe on Saturday.
They will need to be stronger against the Reds.
Tanerau Latimer, who's been in terrific form this season,
felt he couldn't work himself into the game on Saturday
and the return of Messam will allow
a more traditional set-up in the loosies.
If the Reds' slug-fest against the Crusaders was any evidence,
the tackle area will be the key battleground at Suncorp on Sunday.