Apart from coach Tony Brown picking up a knee injury in a social game of football on Monday night, the Highlanders' casualty ward has not increased.
That may be one positive but the down side is no-one appears to be coming out of the ward very quickly.
Highlanders assistant coach Scott McLeod confirmed yesterday first five-eighth Lima Sopoaga and winger Waisake Naholo will both be out for indefinite periods due to hamstring injuries picked up in the narrow win over the Blues last Saturday night.
Rest is the main cure for a hamstring injury so it could be some time before the All Black duo return.
The Highlanders have plenty of options out wide to replace Naholo while Fletcher Smith and Marty Banks are the options to cover the No10 position.
Southern first five-eighth Josh Ioane, who has not played at first-class level but impressed for Otago B last year, has joined the Highlanders squad as cover in the inside backs.
McLeod said no decision had been made on who would start at No10 against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday night.
McLeod said how captain Ben Smith worked through his concussion protocols would determine if he was available. He was knocked out in the opening match of the season against the Chiefs.
The Highlanders have more than a dozen players injured and Bay of Plenty hooker James O'Reilly has joined the team to become the sixth hooker in the squad.
Ash Dixon (back), Greg Pleasants-Tate (knee) and Adrian Smith (calf) are all out injure. Liam Coltman and Sekonaia Pole the two hookers left standing.
Hurricanes outside back Nehe Milner-Skudder is out for at least six weeks with a fractured foot.
McLeod said the New Zealand derbies may have had an impact on the extent of the injuries but it was hard to tell.
He said the injuries were just life.
The side just had to put its best team together, get out on the field and perform.
He said going through the adversity of so many injuries in the end helped the side.
``In last week's game our leaders on the field came together near the end of the game and came up with a plan to close out the game and together with the coaches we can drive it all together.
``Moments like that mean we know what we can do going forward.''