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@stargazer Any idea who's "dropped"?
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@bovidae said in Super Rugby News:
Also missing from 2017 is Quinton Immelman (South Africa). I can't say I even remember him.
Usually that's a good thing to say about a ref.
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Pita Alatini to play for the Highlanders at the Brisbane 10s, will be announced on Thursday
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Waratahs' team to play the Highlanders in their preseason game in Queenstown on Friday:
15 Andrew Kellaway, 14. Curtis Rona, 13. Lalakai Foketi, 12. Irae Simone, 11. Alex Newsome, 10. Mack Mason, 9. Jake Gordon, 8. Michael Wells, 7. Will Miller, 6. Brad Wilkin, 5. Tom Staniforth, 4. Nick Palmer, 3. Harry Johnson-Holmes, 2. Damien Fitzpatrick (captain), 1. Paddy Ryan.
Reserves: Hugh Roach, Tom Robertson, Shambeckler Vui, Ryan McCauley, Lachlan Swinton, Mitch Short, Seb Wileman, Maclean Jones, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Ned Hanigan, Rory O’Connor, Kelly Meafua
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@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
Waratahs' team to play the Highlanders in their preseason game in Queenstown on Friday:
15 Andrew Kellaway, 14. Curtis Rona, 13. Lalakai Foketi, 12. Irae Simone, 11. Alex Newsome, 10. Mack Mason, 9. Jake Gordon, 8. Michael Wells, 7. Will Miller, 6. Brad Wilkin, 5. Tom Staniforth, 4. Nick Palmer, 3. Harry Johnson-Holmes, 2. Damien Fitzpatrick (captain), 1. Paddy Ryan.
Reserves: Hugh Roach, Tom Robertson, Shambeckler Vui, Ryan McCauley, Lachlan Swinton, Mitch Short, Seb Wileman, Maclean Jones, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Ned Hanigan, Rory O’Connor, Kelly Meafua
Take away their handful of Wallabies and you are left with a bunch of no-names aren't you?
Maybe its because I haven't been following whats going on but who TF are these guys?
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@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
@crucial Isn't that typical for - especially a first - preseason game? You'll see rookies and development players in NZ squads this weekend as well.
True, but I also looked up the squad list and, apart from the Wallabies, this is close to the rest of the squad.
Could just be that there are really no 'names' left other than internationals, and we are fast going that way as well.
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BoP back Terrence Hepetema has been called into the Highlanders, as a replacement for Thomas Umaga Jensen.
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@southernmann That was already in December, wasn't it? I saw photos of Umaga-Jensen in a hospital bed before Christmas, I think.
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The Lions have named their team for the 2018 season: http://lionsrugby.co.za/teams.html. It wil be interesting to see how they'll go with a new coaching team and in a competition format that requires them to play more NZ teams.
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@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
@southernmann That was already in December, wasn't it? I saw photos of Umaga-Jensen in a hospital bed before Christmas, I think.
The injury has been known for sometime, but I think they have only just named his replacement.
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@southernmann said in Super Rugby News:
@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
@southernmann That was already in December, wasn't it? I saw photos of Umaga-Jensen in a hospital bed before Christmas, I think.
The injury has been known for sometime, but I think they have only just named his replacement.
No, Hepetema is already in the squad since December. I remember reading it somewhere, but had to google for the link:
Highlanders put hard yards in before break
The Highlanders knocked off yesterday and will go into Christmas knowing they deserve their Christmas pudding. The squad had a mini team challenge...
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See below
15 Andrew Kellaway (3rd year in Tahs), 14. Curtis Rona (from Force), 13. Lalakai Foketi (played for BOP 2017), 12. Irae Simone (Tahs rookie last year), 11. Alex Newsome (Force 2017), 10. Mack Mason (Tahs 2017), 9. Jake Gordon (Tahs 2017), 8. Michael Wells (Tahs 2017), 7. Will Miller (Rebels 2017), 6. Brad Wilkin (was in Tahs last year didn't play), 5. Tom Staniforth (former Brumbies, had standout NRC), 4. Nick Palmer (rookie from NRC), 3. Harry Johnson-Holmes (2017 Aus U20), 2. Damien Fitzpatrick (captain - returning to Tahs after being in Europe), 1. Paddy Ryan (veteran Tah)
