Scotland bank on John Hardie proving doubters wrong in France warm-up
1 decade ago by The Guardian• New Zealand-born flanker played just 57 minutes for Scotland• Coach Cotter defends his decision to pick forward for World CupUnder the lights in Paris on Saturday night two flankers will be centres...
Highlanders’ Heroics Should Inspire Ireland to World Cup Glory
1 decade ago by Rugby LadIrish Rugby generally has a distant relationship with the Super 15. However, some inspiration can definitely be taken from this season’s outcome. Highlander Heroes Otago outfit the Highlanders lifted...
Highlanders win first Super Rugby title
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comEliot Dixon scored one try and set up another for Waisake Naholo as the Otago Highlanders beat the Wellington Hurricanes 21-14 to win their first Super Rugby title on Saturday.
Savea out of Super Rugby final
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comWellington Hurricanes loose forward Ardie Savea has been ruled out of the Super Rugby final against the Otago Highlanders after failing to recover from a knee injury and has been replaced by Callum Gibbins.
Super Rugby final will be ‘brutal’
1 decade ago by iol.co.zaThe Wellington Hurricanes-Otago Highlanders Super 15 final “is going to be brutal”, according to All Blacks coach Steve Hansen.
Hurricanes injury concerns
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbyWellington Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd will give Nehe Milner-Skudder and Cory Jane until Thursday to prove their fitness for Saturday's Super Rugby final against the Otago Highlanders.
Super Rugby: Semi Final Preview
1 decade ago by Len KaplanSuper Rugby’s also-ran teams are busy with post-competition analysis, handing out the requisite commendations and admonitions, and deciding on necessary recriminations and reappointments or replacements....
Waratahs aiming to bring Highlanders down
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comTries aplenty can be expected when the New South Wales Waratahs duke it out with the similarly attack-minded Otago Highlanders for a place in the Super Rugby final on Saturday.
Is this the biggest hit you’ve ever seen on a rugby field?
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auPlaying in the Dunedin Premier League, Harbour loose forward Ratu Dawai has laid a hit on Zingari winger Inoke Naivalulevu that might make him think about tip toeing down the sideline again. The game was...
Highlanders march into semifinals
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comFlyhalf Lima Sopoaga and winger Waisake Naholo did their chances of an All Blacks call-up no harm as they helped the Otago Highlanders to a 24-14 Super Rugby victory over the Waikato Chiefs.
