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Rugby: Highlanders name side
The Highlanders team to play the Hurricanes on Friday in the opening match of the Super Rugby competition has been named.
The Highlanders team to play the Hurricanes on Friday in the opening match of the Super Rugby competition has been named.
A brief look at the Highlanders squad for the 2011 Super Rugby season.
Skipper Jamie Mackintosh sees early momentum as vital for the Highlanders as they seek to turn around their Super rugby struggles of recent years.
All Blacks lock Tom Donnelly will miss the first six rounds of the Highlanders' Super Rugby season.
The Highlanders have injury concerns to two of their most important players - before the season has even begun.
The Blues have named their first starting XV for 2011 ahead of their pre-season match against the Highlanders on Saturday.
The Highlanders have made four new signings but don't appear any closer to retaining the services of loose forward Adam Thomson.
Jimmy Cowan feels he has something to prove but the All Blacks rugby coaches were never in doubt about their No 1 halfback.
Beaten in rugby's most basic skills, it is little wonder New Zealand teams endured their worst Super 14 season on record.
New contract system means many leading NZ super rugby players will move to new franchises.