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Australia lock James Horwill has proved his tenacity once again, missing just one match due to his gruesome compound finger fracture.Horwill will captain Harlequins for Sundays Aviva Premiership trip to Newcastle Falcons - just two weeks after suffering his nasty finger injury in the 25-6 loss at Leicester Tigers.Quins skipper Horwill asked physios to tape up his finger so he could keep playing at Welford Road on November 20, but was hauled off as the broken bone had pierced his skin.Now the 31-year-old is back in action having only missed last weekends 21-20 win over Bath at The Stoop, and is joined in Quins line-up by centre Jamie Roberts, back after Wales duty.We are very pleased to have James Horwill and Jamie Roberts back into the fray for what will be an undoubtedly tough trip to Newcastle, said Harlequins boss John Kingston.Falcons had an excellent victory over Northampton Saints last weekend and while they will be looking to build on this, its important that we in turn follow up the success we had against Bath.Tim Swiel slots in at fly-half for Quins who are without former All Black Nick Evans due to a hand problem. Canada lock Evan Olmstead slots in for the suspended Calum Green for Newcastle, returning to the Falcons starting line-up after autumn international Test duty. Centre Fred Burdon makes his first Aviva Premiership start, with Mike Delany at full-back and Alex Tait on the wing.Former Harlequins boss Dean Richards will be up against old faces this weekend in his guise as Newcastle rugby director.And the ex-England number eight hailed Fiji wing Vereniki Goneva as one of the best finishers in the world after his match-winning score at Northampton last weekend.In terms of Niki, he is a huge asset, said Richards of Goneva.Its no wonder people regard him as one of the best finishers in the world, the way he took that try at the end last week. It was outstanding to finish the way he did.Worcester host Wasps in Sundays other Premiership clash, with Dewald Potgieter captaining the Warriors from the hosts back-row.Flanker Sam Lewis will win his first league start, while ex-Ireland lock Donncha OCallaghan slots into the engine room.Wasps are missing some 15 players for their Sixways trip, 12 through injury with Nathan Hughes on England duty and Joe Launchbury and Elliot Daly suspended.Jimmy Gopperths knee injury and Kyle Eastmonds chest issue creates an entirely new centre combination of Alapati Leiua and Brendan Macken.Rugby director Dai Young believes Wasps can still cope in the absence of a host of familiar names however.Yes we are down on numbers but it happens and were no different to any other team, said Young.Its going to be a test of our squad, thats what the squad is there for, and well see the strength of it at Worcester.I like to see players who havent had as much game-time as they would like given opportunities, and then its up to them to take them. 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WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealands All Blacks are in South Africa preparing to play without their top halfback, who was sent home weeping after getting caught cheating on his girlfriend in an airport restroom.The scandal surrounding Aaron Smith, regarded as one of the best rugby scrumhalves in the world, has dominated media in New Zealand this week.Prime Minister John Key waded into the furor Thursday, saying Smith -- who led the All Blacks in their iconic pre-game haka during last years World Cup championship campaign -- clearly let himself and those that are close to him down.Smith was suspended for one match, missing the All Blacks last outing in the southern hemisphere rugby championship this Saturday in Durban against the Springboks, and faces a misconduct hearing.Before leaving South Africa, he apologized to his girlfriend, teammates, the New Zealand Rugby Union, and All Blacks fans.I made a huge mistake, a huge error in judgment, he said, in a tearful apology .His girlfriend, in a statement released by the NZRU, asked for privacy.The incident happened on Sept. 17 at the airport in Christchurch where, the day before, the All Blacks beat South Africa 41-13. Smith and a woman spent about 10 minutes in a restroom for those with disabilities.An annoyed couple with children was waiting outside the bathroom, and they taped sounds and took pictures of Smith leaving the scene. That information didnt come to light until this week, and the All Blacks took action because Smith was in team uniform on a team trip.Key believed the incident was unusual in that the All Blacks, for more than a decade, had been good role models for the most part.But Smith was benched for a test match against South Africa in 2012 after breaking a team curfew, and in 2014 he sent a naked picture of himself on a social networking app which was captured by other users.The All Blacks have woon all eight of their matches this year after beating Australia in the 2015 World Cup final.dddddddddddd But New Zealand rugby has also had several scandals regarding player behavior.The (NZRU), coming off the back of a few other pretty poor PR issues in recent times, will want to send a strong message to the All Blacks that they have a high level of expectation of their behavior, Key said. And Aaron clearly didnt meet it.Those PR issues have made New Zealanders question the pedestal on which rugby players are put in the country, whether players deserve star treatment, or should even be role models.The NZRU was slammed last month after an in-house investigation couldnt substantiate claims by a stripper that she was sexually assaulted by players from Hamilton-based team the Chiefs, at their Super Rugby postseason party in July. The investigation didnt punish any players, but formally cautioned them.After outrage from many who said the investigation lacked independence and transparency, NZRU chief executive Steve Tew admitted that in terms of educating players on respecting women, they had not got it right.Soon after, promising player Losi Filipo was discharged without conviction for a brutal assault last year on four people, two of them women. The judge reportedly said, Are the courts in the business of destroying peoples career prospects?Filipo, who was an under-19 player for Wellington, had his playing contract terminated the next day. Still many criticized apparent star treatment for rugby players.One of the men he beat up, also a rugby player, said he was still suffering headaches. His mother said Filipo should have gone to jail.Its a rugby thing. If he played hockey, basketball, or anything else, I dont think he would have got off. ' ' '