Squire expected to return to Highlanders
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Former Highlanders and All Black loose forward Liam Squire looks set to make a comeback to Highlanders for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season.
The 29-year-old left the franchise after the 2019 season having played 33 games for the side in four seasons.
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He left for Japan at the end of 2019, but injury again got involved and he has finished his two-year contract early with NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes.
Former Otago Boys' High School prop Jermaine Ainsley will also join the side, along with flanker Billy Harmon, loose forward Kazuki Himeno, centre Fetuli Paea and winger Solomon Alaimalo.