Highlanders 2021

[Yeetyaah]

Huge blow if Fakatava is gone, swollen knee is never a good sign.

[Winger]

> > Umaga-Jensen will miss the remainder of the season due to a broken arm in what is the latest blow for a young player that has shown glimpses of his vast potential but has been riddled with injury in recent seasons.

Bugger. He was one player I wanted to watch

Also this. Hopefully he can sort this out.

Off-season recruit Solomon Alaimalo, meanwhile, remains unavailable for selection.

“He's dealing with some personal issues, he's outside of the team at the moment,” Dermody said.

[KiwiMurph]

That really sucks about TUJ.

He was quite brilliant vs Crusaders.

[Canes4life]

@kiwimurph poor kid, such a promising talent but seems to be the next glass man. Hopefully makes a swift recovery.

[Kiwiwomble]

damn it

[Yeetyaah]

@kiwiwomble poor bugger. Probably puts a question mark on him making the AB's as well, the way he's been playing I would have thought he'd have been called up this year.

Edit: of course he's not gonna make the AB's as ACL injuries are 9 months minimum.

[taniwharugby]

@kiwiwomble buggar alright, for Highlanders (who will now probably use Smith more than they would have) but esp for him as he must surely have been on the AB radar

[Bovidae]

Otago halfback James Arscott has been bought in as a replacement for Fakatava.
 
The injury list has grown over the last few weeks for the Highlanders with the promising Thomas Umaga-Jensen and Freedom Vahaakolo both ruled out for the season. They have been replaced permanently in the squad by Otago midfielder Josh Timu and Southland utility back Josh Moorby.

[Tim]

Damn that sucks, was looking forward to seeing get some international time.

[Gunner]

@tim said in Highlanders 2021:

Damn that sucks, was looking forward to seeing get some international time.

Step up Sam Nock.

Oh wait, he can't get a game this year. Damn.

[Nepia]

@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2021:

damn it

FFS - this week is just getting worse.

[sparky]

@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2021:

damn it

Real shame because Folau Fakatava was playing great footy and looking every inch an All Black.

He's young so hopefully he'll bounce back after surgery.

[Bones]

Christ on a bike. Is this our trade off with the devil for winning games?

Ahh well, come on Roe every post a winner now eh.

[antipodean]

@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2021:

damn it

Not the update anyone wanted to see. Easily in the top two halfbacks in the country.

[Higgins]

@nepia Hopefully he will be back in time for the NPC. Maybe he could visit the healer in Fiji that took care of Waisake Naholo, got him back on the field in pretty good time.

[bobily2]

@higgins said in Highlanders 2021:

@nepia Hopefully he will be back in time for the NPC.

No one is back from an ACL that quickly. 9 to 12 months, I think.

[Kiwiwomble]

@bobily2 its a tear rather than rupture, my rupture was given 12 months for full recovery so would have thought a tear was faster?

[bobily2]

@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2021:

@bobily2 its a tear rather than rupture, my rupture was given 12 months for full recovery so would have thought a tear was faster?

Yea, I didn't make that distinction when reading it. From what I've heard Handre Pollard is looking at over 6/7 months overall recovery time for his tear that occurred late-ish last year. I think Fakatava would likely be out of the NPC then, either way.

I think the stuff article suggested he'd be out for 9 months to a year, but they might not have made the distinction either

[Kiwiwomble]

good news

[akan004]

FFS