The Highlanders team to face the Sharks this Saturday shows only two changes from the team that came from behind to defeat the Cheetahs last weekend, with a change a piece amongst the forwards and backs. […]
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Highlanders change two for Sharks
4 May 12 08:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 13 Comments
Sharksworld chats with Highlanders’ rising star Aaron Smith
20 Apr 12 16:19 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 5 Comments
In the wake of the Highlanders 30-27 victory over the Blues tonight, Sharksworld caught up with Highlanders rising star scrum half Aaron Smith […]
Delany straight into action for Landers
19 Apr 12 08:45 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 8 Comments
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. […]
Super Rugby preview – Highlanders
17 Feb 12 07:39 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 10 Comments
The Highlanders started last year’s Super Rugby campaign like a house on fire, and things only really came unstuck later in the long season, with injuries and fatigue costing the New Zealand team a spot in the play-offs. Will things be different this year? […]
The best winger in the world signs with the Highlanders
5 Sep 11 06:46 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 19 Comments
I am prone to exaggeration but I firmly believe the Highlanders have just signed the best winger in the world – Hosea Gear. […]
All Blacks named for Port Elizabeth
18 Aug 11 07:18 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 12 Comments
All Blacks.com reports that the All Black coaches have named the All Black team to play South Africa at 3am on Sunday morning (NZT). […]
Final trial looms for All Blacks in Port Elizabeth
8 Aug 11 07:20 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 4 Comments
The All Black selectors look likely to use their away leg match of the Tri Nations in Port Elizabeth as the final selection trial for their 30 man Rugby World Cup squad. […]
Sharksworld chats with rising Force star Mark Swanepoel
3 Jun 11 15:13 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 9 Comments
On a night when Super rugby bid farewell to Carisbrook and the home fans turned the same colour as their team’s new jerseys. Sharksworld caught up with a young South Africa that has made the last two rounds his own – Force scrum half Mark Swanepoel. […]
Cowan ‘Warms the Pine’
13 Apr 11 14:40 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 16 Comments
Planet Rugby reports scrum-half Aaron Smith will make his first start of the season when the Highlanders face the Rebels on Friday. […]
Highlanders rocked by a family death
10 Mar 11 06:40 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 18 Comments
The Highlanders, rocked by a death in the “family”, have made one change to their starting 15 to face the Stormers in Saturday’s clash of Super Rugby’s unbeaten teams. […]
Bakkies misses out on Cowan reunion
2 Mar 11 16:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 24 Comments
Bulls lock forward Bakkies Botha will not play against the Highlanders this weekend owing to a knee injury picked up against the Cheetahs in round 2. Botha will rue the missed opportunity to reacquaint himself with visiting scrumhalf Jimmy Cowan – it was a vicious headbutt on Cowan that saw Botha banned for a considerable period last season. […]
Botha sorry for ‘injustice to Bok jersey’
12 Jul 10 08:54 by Wesley Weber (wpw) | 44 Comments
Springbok lock Bakkies Botha has expressed remorse after being suspended for nine weeks for an incident of foul play in the Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Auckland at the weekend. […]
Who’s in the Highlanders anyway?
19 Mar 10 12:04 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 37 Comments
With nine changes to the Highlanders starting line-up, some Sharks fan may be forgiven for not knowing some of the opposition. […]
Thomson, Hobbs, Cowan back for Highlanders
18 Mar 10 05:55 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 19 Comments
Key players Adam Thomson and Michael Hobbs return from internal suspension among a remarkable nine changes to the Highlanders starting side to face the Sharks in their Super 14 rugby match at Dunedin on Saturday. […]
No action against Burger
9 Mar 10 07:14 by Wesley Weber (wpw) | 21 Comments
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) are not planning any action against Stormers captain Schalk Burger. […]