Highlanders 2021

[Yeetyaah]

@Stargazer the Alaimalo one makes me sad

[Chris]

@Yeetyaah said in Highlanders 2021:

@Stargazer the Alaimalo one makes me sad

I don't know I think he looks great in Blue.

[shark]

A return to his best form at the Highlanders could see Alaimalo become the next Bedean All Black. Likewise Lentjes.

[Bones]

@shark said in Highlanders 2021:

Likewise Lentjes.

Dry wit is the best wit.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Bones yeah, I like Lentjes but his top from is Super rugby and when not on form he can go missing

[Kiwiwomble]

...someone probably pulled a muscle

https://fb.watch/3w4CeC2oS6/

[Smudge]

@shark said in Highlanders 2021:

A return to his best form at the Highlanders could see Alaimalo become the next Bedean All Black. Likewise Lentjes.

Shark living up beautifully to the Christchurch stereotypes.

[Bovidae]

Highlanders (first half): Connor Garden-Bachop, Ngatungane Punivai, Fetuli Paea, Jona Nareki, Mitch Hunt, Folau Fakatava, Teariki Ben-Nicholas, Billy Harmon, Hugh Renton, Jack Regan, Josh Dickson, Siate Tokolahi, Liam Coltman, Daniel Lienert-Brown.

Highlanders (second half): Connor Garden-Bachop, Freedom Vahaakolo, Michael Collins, Thomas Umaga-Jensen, Scot Gregory, Caleb Makene, Teariki Ben-Nicholas, Sean Withy, Sione Misiloi, Bryn Evans, Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Jermaine Ainsley, Ricky Joackson, Ethan de Groot.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300226128/super-rugby-highlanders-name-preseason-side-to-face-crusaders-in-temuka

[Tim]

@Bovidae Playing six backs may be a mistake.

[Bovidae]

@Tim I assume Fakatava is expected to play the full game. Or a typo.

[Tim]

@Bovidae They've only named six for the first half too.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Bovidae beat me too it

interesting who isn't getting a run, good to see Collin in the midfield

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Typo

For the second half, Hammington has been bracketed with James Arscott.

Media release: https://thehighlanders.co.nz/media-centre/news/1056-highlanders-name-side-ahead-of-farmlands-cup-clash

Still several players missing; not just current All Blacks, but also guys like Ash Dixon, Liam Squite, Marino Mikaele-Tu'u, Josh Ioane, Nehe Milner-Skudder.

[Bovidae]

Once Tomkinson gets his red card the team list will be accurate.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Stargazer no Alaimalo even

that prob 4 or 5 from the first choice last year and then probably our biggest signing not playing

[Stargazer]

@Kiwiwomble Yeah, will have to wait until next week's game against the Canes in Alexandra.

[Kiwiwomble]

im just going to add, im a bit excited about TUJ....largely due to playing with him in the midfield in RC4...but I hope he gets a bt of a run

[Yeetyaah]

No Johnstone either

[Tim]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300226128/super-rugby-highlanders-say-nz-rugby-will-leave-it-up-to-clubs-to-manage-their-all-blacks

Brown also confirmed that Japanese test start Kazuki Himeno has landed in New Zealand and is in managed isolation.

Big things are expected of Himeno, although he is unlikely to be sighted before round tow of Super Rugby Aotearoa, at the earliest.

“He's in isolation, he's got a couple of weeks there,” Brown said. “He's pretty excited to be in New Zealand and he can't wait to get out.

“I think round one is a big ask. Obviously if you have two weeks in isolation with not a lot of training, I think you’re going to have to have two weeks of good training after that.

“He's fit. He's been training in Japan but two weeks doing nothing it's a tough ask to come in and play straight away.”

[Kiwiwomble]

I wonder if they were allowed to leave like weights and stuff in Himeno's room, probably not