Lee-Lo has been given the unenviable task of filling the large void left by Conrad Smith, who continues to be sidelined with concussion, and there will be a few familiar faces across Westpac Stadium for Lee-Lo when the Hurricanes host the Chiefs this evening.
The 27-year-old plays for Counties Manukau in the ITM Cup and he said on Wednesday he expected his phone to go off a couple of times this week with text messages from his provincial team-mates who play for the Chiefs.
"There's two of them," Lee-Lo smiled. "Augustine Pulu and Bundee Aki; especially Bundee.
"I'll see what happens, I'll probably get a text before the game or something. Or I will text them."
As for what Lee-Lo would retort with, he laughed at the prospect of firing back and said his response would be measured.
"All the best; good luck. See you out there."
Pre-match jawing aside, the Chiefs will be given a first-hand example of what they have missed out on in Lee-Lo who falls within the Chiefs catchment area but couldn't pick up a contract with Dave Rennie's side.
Lee-Lo was a wider training group member with the Chiefs in 2011 but when the Hurricanes came calling last year he jumped at the chance to play at the next level and relocated.
Lee-Lo said he also received some advice from Counties coach Tana Umaga, a man who made a name for himself in the Hurricanes backline from 1996-2007, before he departed.
"I remember before I left he said 'don't just go down there for the fun of it. Go down there and prove yourself, try and get in to the team and have fun'."
It's certainly been a fun ride for Lee-Lo, who played six games from the bench before his maiden start in last week's 39-34 win over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein and tonight he will get a chance to show the home fans what he can do.
He was kept pretty quiet by the Cheetahs last week but he is a dangerous runner and reliable on defence.
Hurricanes first-five Beauden Barrett said the softly-spoke Lee-Lo appears to save his words for once the whistle has blown.
"He's not too bad on the field, he's probably louder on the field than off the field," Barrett said.
Barrett was at his best last week as his kicking game directed the Hurricanes around the park with accuracy but he won't find as much open real estate at the Cake Tin tonight as the Chiefs will put more bodies at the back to field his long punts.
One of the more noticeable things about Barrett in the past two weeks has been his taped-up head, which will feature again tonight as he continues to recover from a cut on his left eyebrow courtesy of a stray boot from Bulls hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle.
"Not ideal to get run over by him," Barrett laughed. "It's a wide cut but not too deep, so they could glue it up."
Tonight's game shapes as another must-win for the ninth-placed Hurricanes as they try to keep their playoff hopes alive.
