Highlanders

Nine debuts in Tonga's team to face the All Blacks

Tonga have included nine new caps in its starting XV to play the All Blacks in the first game of the Steinlager Series at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday.   Four of their substitutes could also...

"I'm ready to play" - Himeno raring to take on the Lions

Star Brave Blossoms' back-rower Kazuki Himeno is raring to take on the British and Irish Lions and has declared himself fit to take on the Four Nations having caught a flight from Auckland to Edinburgh...

Four players depart Highlanders

Super Rugby Trans Tasman finalists, the Highlanders, will now bid farewell to four members of their current squad.    Michael Collins (centre),  Siate Tokolahi (prop), Teariki Ben-Nicholas...

Introducing: The 5 Uncapped Players In the 2021 All Blacks Squad

The All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Ian Foster, Assistant Head Coach John Plumtree and former All Black Grant Fox, have named the squad for the 2021 Steinlager Series Tests against Fiji and Tonga.   Here...

Ian Foster on the 2021 All Blacks squad and stand in captain Sam Whitelock

Sam Whitelock will captain the All Blacks this July in tests against Tonga and Fiji.   The first All Blacks squad of the year has been named with the feature of the squad seeing four uncapped...

All Blacks name squad for Tonga and Fiji tests

The All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Ian Foster, Assistant Head Coach John Plumtree and former All Black Grant Fox, have named the squad for the 2021 Steinlager Series Tests against Fiji and Tonga.   The...

HIGHLIGHTS: Blues v Highlanders

Gibson seals emotional title for Blues

Blues end 18-year wait for Super Rugby glory

The Blues were crowned Super Rugby Trans Tasman Champions after a 23-15 home win over the Highlanders in the Final.   The Highlanders opened the scoring with a penalty five minutes in, but the Blues...

Ash Dixon sees yellow after a nasty tackle

Highlanders co-captain Ash Dixon is sent for ten after a dangerous tackle on Blues flyhalf Otere Black in the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Final