The Highlanders have made two changes to his starting team to face the Blues this weekend, after enjoying a bye last weekend, with emergency flyhalf cover Mike Delany immediately into the starting team ahead of Chris Noakes.
Fullback Ben Smith did not recover in the two weeks since the Stormers clash, and is replaced by Tamati Ellison at fullback, with Phil Burleigh moving into the midfield from the bench.
Highlanders: 1. Jamie Mackintosh (c), 2. Andrew Hore, 3. Chris King, 4. Josh Bekhuis, 5. Jarrad Hoeata, 6. Adam Thomson, 7. James Haskell, 8. Nasi Manu, 9. Aaron Smith, 10. Mike Delany, 11. Hosea Gear, 12. Shaun Treeby, 13. Phil Burleigh, 14. Kade Poki, 15. Tamati Ellison.
Reserves: 16. Jason Rutledge, 17. Ma’afu Fia, 18. Doug Tietjens, 19. Culum Retallick, 20. Jimmy Cowan, 21. Chris Noakes, 22. Kurt Baker.
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Go Blues! 😈
@JarsonX (Comment 1) :
Highlanders!!
Am I the only one that picked the Highlanders for LMS?
@Pokkel (Comment 2) :
Yup.
Go Brumbies and Rebels!!
@Pokkel (Comment 3) : Not Rebels! 👿
@JarsonX (Comment 4) :
At least I’ll know by tomorrow morning whether it was a good pick or not.
@Pokkel (Comment 5) : Yeah, I’ll have to stress untill late Sat morning 😈
@JarsonX (Comment 6) :
Have you still got a lifeline?
@Pokkel (Comment 7) : Nope. Bloody Lions in round 2 🙁