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The flanker starts in place of Billy Harmon, who moves to the bench as coach Clarke Dermody shuffles the pack for another trip to Australia.

"So, that decision comes really easy for me to stick around.” The 25-year-old didnt enjoy the best start at the Highlanders as the team struggled at the beginning of 2020, but he has emerged as one of the clubs most consistent players, revealing to Hunt said the consistent game time at the Highlanders, where he has often being played alongside Josh Ioane, had been crucial in building his confidence and advised fringe players at other franchises to follow his lead. “You look at the like...

“I know the boys are a bit sore in the sheds now.” Fullback Sam Gilbert is in doubt for the Rebels game after feeling a twinge in his hamstring during the warmup for the Force game, with Josh Ioane likely to retain the No 15 jersey after replacing Gilbert just before kickoff in Perth. Ngantungane Punivai, an unused reserve in Perth, is an option to start either on the wing or midfield, although Sio Tomkinson and Jona Nareki have brought a mixture of toughness and spark in the wider chann...

The Highlanders show power and skill against the Reds. The Highlanders have reminded Australian rugby that Super Rugby Trans-Tasman will be a different and potentially much more painful ball game with a six-try, 40-19 win against the Reds in Dunedin. In the Highlanders first game with Clarke Dermody in charge and head coach Tony Brown in Japan, the Highlanders’ forward pack stepped up against the Australians, dominating at the lineout and gaining a crucial edge at scrum time in the first hal...

By Stuff8 days ago FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedIn8 days ago The Highlanders have reminded Australian rugby that Super Rugby Trans-Tasman will a different and potentially much more painful ball game with a six-try, 40-19 win against the Reds in Dunedin. In the Highlanders first game with Clarke Dermody in charge and head coach Tony Brown in Japan, the Highlanders forward pack stepped up against the Australians, dominating at the lineout and gaining a crucial edge at scrum time ...

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The 26-year-old Southlander started the first nine matches, playing mostly at fullback while occasionally switching to first five-eighth, before being rested against the Blues last Saturday as the Chiefs, who were already in the decider, gave their stars a break. He struggled to hit top form in 2020 on his comeback from a serious knee injury the previous year, which ruled him out of the Rugby World Cup in Japan, but he has been back to his best in the Chiefs’ resurgence under coach Clayton ...

Opinion - Finally, we had a weekend of three Super Rugby games in New Zealand - its just a pity that the most meaningful one was a one off. The Hurricanes and Highlanders ended their Aotearoa campaigns in an entertaining game on Friday, then the Blues had to withstand a valiant effort from a Chiefs selection that would have looked right at home in the NPC. The Chiefs were on their way to Christchurch regardless, so resting their top players didnt matter. Or did it? Thats going to be something C...

Highlanders (Dickson, Nareki, Dixon tries; Hunt penalty goal, conversion Gilbert conversion) Click here for a full match wrap and highlights. Full time 80 mins - Try Hurricanes to Salesi Rayasi What a try to the Hurricanes through big winger Rayasi. Quick hands from Iose and Proctor find Rayasi in space. He uses his footwork to beat Milner-Skudder and sprint clear to score the home sides sixth try.  Barrett converts the try as the siren goes. (HUR 41-22) 75 mins   The Highlanders are back ...

Hurricanes finish disappointing Super Rugby Aotearoa season with a flourish. Former All Black Nehe Milner-Skudder made a successful return to rugby but his former side the Hurricanes surged to a 41-22 win on Friday on the back of powerful nights for Ngani Laumape and Du’Plessis Kirifi – and an eventful one for captain Dane Coles. Wound up by an early obstruction play by Highlanders No 10 Mitch Hunt, Coles was a like a heavily shaken bottle of fizzy drink at Sky Stadium – best left alone ...