Highlanders 2022
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@kiwiwomble yeah he's done a great job for us. Himeno isn't coming back right? Good replacement.
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@bones said in Highlanders 2022:
@kiwiwomble yeah he's done a great job for us. Himeno isn't coming back right? Good replacement.
unfortunately no, he's at least not coming back next season
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So our loose forwards will be
Harmon
Evans
Tu'u
Renton
Frizzell
LentjesWith still a question mark over whether Squire will return.
I would like to see Withy get included.
Hopefully we can grab Kini Naholo. He has been outstanding for Taranaki.
Still looks to be a spot or two open in the midfield. Would like to see Va'ahakolo in there. I'd probably prefer him to Punivai as the centre/winger squad utility.
The third hooker spot is still up in the air, especially replacing Dixon.
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@southernmann said in Highlanders 2022:
So our loose forwards will be
Harmon
Evans
Tu'u
Renton
Frizzell
LentjesWho would you pick to start?
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Frizzell
Harmon
Tu'u/Renton- Evans
Depends what sort of style we want to play/who the opposition is.
Two strong defenders with harmon and Renton for potentially slow across the ground games. Tu'u for more expansive games.
I think Evans suits sitting on the bench, can come on and cover every position.
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@southernmann said in Highlanders 2022:
Frizzell
Harmon
Tu'u/Renton- Evans
Depends what sort of style we want to play/who the opposition is.
Two strong defenders with harmon and Renton for potentially slow across the ground games. Tu'u for more expansive games.
I think Evans suits sitting on the bench, can come on and cover every position.
Thats a good hard working LF mix IMO.With Evans on the bench.
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good signings, looks like were really trying to avoid having mass exodus' again, i wide range of young and old
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Media release about these singings: https://thehighlanders.co.nz/news/highlanders-withy-and-mau/
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@southernmann said in Highlanders 2022:
So our loose forwards will be
Harmon
Evans
Tu'u
Renton
Frizzell
LentjesIt's like the old Otago days when the team was full of players from the Bay.
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The focus on youth is really good.
You can see that the management has the makings of a team in their mind for three-five years.
De Groot and Mau as props.
There's the young Southland hooker who has been flagged as a player of promise.
Fabian Holland has been identified as a lock with a big future.
Sean Withy in the loose forwards.
Fakatava and Faleafaga in the halves. We have quite a few other options as well, with the young halfbacks in the region and the likes of Finn Hurley in the 10 jumper.
Midfield is interesting. I still want to see Thomas Umaga-Jensen get a injury free run. Not a lot of youth coming through there at the moment.
In the back three we have enough coming through. I would like to see Kini Naholo come in. I have a feeling for him to come down, we might need to sign a package deal with Naholo snr as well.
This is certainly the most forward thinking the Highlanders have been in a long time.
@Nepia Always good to welcome Evans back, who we all know debuted for Otago a number of years ago! While Ta$man loose forward Renton is such a good hard worker.
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@southernmann said in Highlanders 2022:
Midfield is interesting. I still want to see Thomas Umaga-Jensen get a injury free run. Not a lot of youth coming through there at the moment.
Giovanni Leituala might be a player to look out for. He was in the NZ schools setup a few years back and was in this years Highlanders U20s.
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@stargazer you have more faith than i!
i would hope it at least means they're trying to re sign, that posted several ash dixon things after the season last year but before he resigned, fingers crossed
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@southernmann said in Highlanders 2022:
Fabian Holland has been identified as a lock with a big future.
I'm assuming he wouldn't be eligible for the ABs for another 4 years? Or does he have a kiwi grandparent? Hopefully he sticks around and commits to playing in NZ long term, looks like a great prospect.
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Tracking the Highlanders squad on its website any player that isn't returning is taken down.
Ash Dixon
Josh Ioane
Sione Misiloi
Siate Tokolahi
Kazuki Himeno
Teariki Ben- Nicholas
Michael Collins
Nehe Milner-SkudderSo, I'd be under the impression that anyone still up there or being profiled on social media channels is staying.
On Holland, I would be really keen to see someone do a bit of a profile on him. He must have a cool back story.
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@southernmann I'll try finding a bit more info on Fabian Holland. There may be some info in Dutch.
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