Highlanders 2023
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2023:
What about Hayden Parker? Not sure he's available, but he has left his Japanese club. No info yet about whether he's moving to another Top League One club.
Fletcher Smith? Same situation.
Maybe useful until the young ones are ready to take over?
Hayden Parker is playing rlub rugby in North Otago. With Matt Faddes outside him at 12. The Otago set up is an interesting one at 10. You have Ioane, Gilbert, Miller, Koroi, Faleafaga, Hurley...
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2023:
What about Hayden Parker? Not sure he's available, but he has left his Japanese club. No info yet about whether he's moving to another Top League One club.
Fletcher Smith? Same situation.
Maybe useful until the young ones are ready to take over?
I actually really rated fletcher smith …
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@Stargazer I'd take Parker in a heartbeat, his last season for us was excellent.
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@Bones said in Highlanders 2023:
@Stargazer I'd take Parker in a heartbeat, his last season for us was excellent.
Also a bit of a fan of Parker but I’d be afraid of a banks situation…was good but not sure being overseas will have made him better
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@FakatavaAllBlack It would be really sad if that means the end of his (Super Rugby) career. With long-covid it can take a very long time to get back to full health.
If he can't play NPC, I can't see him get picked up by any franchise or a team overseas. All he can then hope for is to get back to full fitness and hope for an injury cover spot somewhere next season.
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@FakatavaAllBlack said in Highlanders 2023:
Word on the street Chris Boyd is going to be Director of Rugby for the Highlanders
Would be a strong appointment, to manage the wider rugby management of the organisation. The key question remains how do the Highlanders recruit the players to be competitive and keep the best players in their catchment from leaving.
Josh Moorby
George Bell
Christian Lio-Willie
Noah Hotham;Should all be stripping for the Highlanders next year, they will all be playing for other franchises, the bulk for the Crusaders.
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kind of cool, stronger connections to Japanese rugby is a good idea i believe
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2023:
@Canes4life i found that whole media release kind of weirdly worded
to the southernmost Super Rugby Clubthis is put out by the Highlanders, just a weird way to talk about yourself
how about a bit of truth then?
to the ball-freezingist location of all Super Rugby Clubs
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2023:
kind of cool, stronger connections to Japanese rugby is a good idea i believe
I hope the fans don't mispronounce that surname from the stands.
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highlandersteam Local young guns signed from 2024 💪🔐
2021 Highlanders and NZ u20s player Nathan Hastie and 2022 players Oliver Haig, Cam Millar, Jake te Hiwi and Hayden Michael’s have all signed 3 year deals from 24 🤝
Check out the link in our story for the full release
#NextGen
Next Generation of Local Highlanders Confirmed | Highlanders Rugby Club Limited Partnership
The Highlanders have signalled a strong focus on the future with the signing of five of their young stars on three-year Super Rugby contracts beginning in 2024. Almost all players are recent graduates of or currently involved with the Highlander’s High Performance Programme or Highlander’s U20 team...
The Highlanders have signalled a strong focus on the future with the signing of five of their young stars on three-year Super Rugby contracts beginning in 2024. All players are recent graduates of or currently involved with the Highlander’s John Jones Steel High Performance Programme or Highlander’s U20 team and are a credit to their provinces.
The five players signed to three-year deals beginning in 2024 include halfback Nathan Hastie (Otago), first-five Cameron Millar (Otago), centre Jake Te Hiwi (Otago) and loose forwards Oliver Haig (Otago) and Hayden Michaels (Southland).Edited to add that these five players are the first players signed until the end of the 2026 season.
