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The enforcer relished putting a big tackle on Crusaders lock Sam Whitelock in his return to rugby and said afterwards, '“I'd love to do plenty more.”

App users click here for latest updates Highlanders 13 Crusaders 26 Crusaders (Taylor, Hall, Reece, McAlister tries; Mounga 3 conversion) Full time Click here for a full match wrap and highlights.  80+1 mins - The home side have one final attack deep inside the Crusaders 22. Ioane goes for the cross-field kick and its pin-point but Liam Squire knocks it on with the goal line at his mercy and thatll be full time.  80 mins - YELLOW CARD CRUSADERS -to Scott Barrett The Highlanders are throwing ...

The Guzzler is greedy: Lord Bledisloe Brodie Retallick A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The tenth lock in my series is none other than big Brodie Retallick. As a reminder, I selected tighthead locks to study, an entire Test at a time: grading each involvement as positive, neutral, or negative. As internationals, only distinctive actions rated as positive: a stolen lineout, a clean break over the gainline,...

Sam Cane (left) and Dane Coles will again provide some star power to Super Rugby Aotearoa. OPINION: Super Rugby Aotearoa begins with the Highlanders hosting the Crusaders in Dunedin on Friday night. There will be plenty to discuss, and debate, over the coming months. Stuff rugby writers Richard Knowler, Robert Van Royen and Marc Hinton give their views on 10 talking points. 1 The new goal-line drop-out rule will mean fewer 5m scrums which, for obvious reasons, will annoy many forwards. Will th...

Perenara has his faults, and constantly chirping the refs didn’t reflect well, but his decision-making and willingness to work like a huntaway dog on a high country station was so important for the Canes. And now he’s gone. Robert van Royen: TJ Perenara’s somewhat erratic passing won’t be missed, but the ‘Canes will dearly miss the yappy Perenara’s energy and leadership, and his ability to push out to first five-eighth in the second half, as he did so often last season. Marc Hinton...

Im not satisfied with the All Blacks 2020 season A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Ian Foster is “pretty satisfied” with the All Blacks 2020 season. Well, I’m glad one person in New Zealand is. Most of us are relieved it wasn’t worse. I would hate to see what unsatisfied looks like, though dropping to our worst ever ranking tells a story of its own. Rugby With his job on the line, Foster has to...

peter paltridge/go slideways photography Jake Baker, photographed in Palmerston North in January, will race his superstock throughout New Zealand to help with his fundraising drive. “She’s really well. She’s participating in ballet and swimming and she, with her sister Amelia, were in the DanceWorks​ Regent production a couple of weeks ago,” Jake said.​ Evalina’s clean bill of health has let Jake return to racing superstocks after a couple of seasons off. He has more than podium...

Himeno will then go into a two-week isolation period but will be ready to get stuck into full training with the Highlanders on February 22. Securing a visa for Himeno is a boost for the Highlanders as there were fears that Covid-19 could scupper his arrival. Clark said the franchise used a third-party organisation to gain Himenos visa, and their track record with other overseas players had helped that process. “With our Pacific Island players pretty much every year were getting critical w...

Army Cadets in Ross-shire return to face-to-face training following Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown By Philip Murray Published: 09:04, 12 December 2020 Get the Ross-shire Journal sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper Gallery1 CADETS in Ross-shire have enjoyed their first face-to-face training in eight months – subject to social distancing rules. Following in the footsteps of their detachment in Alness, the 1st Battalion The Highlandersâ€...