“Hopefully it s only a minor sprain and he’ll be good to go next week.” Paea has been outstanding in his two 40-minute spells in the pre-season, changing the Highlanders attack with his ability to straighten the line and charge over the gainline. Brown also revealed that Jona Nareki, who had an excellent first half in the No 11 jersey, had been replaced as a precaution as a sign of his growing value to the team. “He was meant to come back on but we decided to replace him,” Brown said. “He s got a bit of a niggle in the arch of his foot, so it s just a precaution there because he s playing good rugby and we didn t want to risk any further damage.