Sam Gilbert rugby player
Sam Gilbert rugby player

Sam Gilbert

21st Jan 1999 1.89m/98kg Fullback

Highlanders season on the line against Brumbies

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Circumstances, and the demands of Super Rugby Pacific, have not made life any easier for the Highlanders, who travel to Canberra to play the Brumbies on Sunday.   All Blacks rest requirements mean...

Team Announcement: Crusaders Vs Highlanders

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Crusaders have named the squad that will take on the Highlanders at Super Rugby Pacific’s Super Round in Melbourne. The team run out onto AAMI Park on Friday 3 March at 6:00pm AEDT (8:00pm NZDT).     Sam...

Freddie Burns signs for the Highanders

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

English first-five Freddie Burns will join the Highlanders for the 2023 edition of DHL Super Rugby Pacific. Burns, currently playing for Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership has agreed terms with...

Highlanders Announce 2023 Squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

2023 brings the arrival of a new Super Rugby Pacific season and a new captain for the Highlanders. Experienced loose forward, Billy Harmon, will take the reins of the team for 2023, fresh from skippering...

Sam Gilbert suspended

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Foul Play Review Committee: Michael Heron QC (Chair), John Langford and Stefan TerblanchePlayer: Sam GilbertTeam: HighlandersPosition: Fly-halfDate of Incident: 22 May 2022Nature...

Super Rugby Pacific Wrap: Clean sweep for the New Zealanders

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

It was a full house of wins for the New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific teams this weekend while the Fijian Drua downed Moana Pasifika in their first match against one another.     Highlanders...

Watch: Former Munster hooker sets a try with his cultured left foot

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former Munster hooker Rhys Marshall step up a try for replacement Highlanders hooker against the Western Force on Friday.   Marshall came off the bench in the Highlanders' 61-10 victory over...

WATCH: Highlanders flanker's volley and score against the Force

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The volley is making a bit of a comeback in rugby at the moment.   Last weekend Finn Russell volleyed the perfectly against the Sale Sharks score in the Champions Cup quarter-final.   Finn...

Highlanders named for second match on Australian Soil

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

It is the third and final week on tour for the Highlanders and for their last match away they will play the Queensland Reds on Friday night in Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium, kicking off at 7:45 pm (AEST)...

Evans brothers start for Highlanders, Banks brings up 50 caps

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Highlanders play their last New Zealand derby this weekend against the Hurricanes at Forsyth Barr Stadium .   It will be the last match at Forsyth Barr Stadium until round 13 as...