Highlanders 2026
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@Canes4life said in Highlanders 2026:
@Chris said in Highlanders 2026:
@frugby said in Highlanders 2026:
Can confirm ACL.
Gone for SR then that is normally at least 6 months .
Shearer in to the squad from WTG ?I lesson for myself and others on the Fern. Let’s stop hyping young players up because they always seem to end up on the sidelines.
Super guttering. Was looking forward to seeing the whippet go.
A lesson for NZ rugby too I reckon: pick people when they deserve it because if you don't injury might cost you the next opportunity.
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Hugely disappointing for Pledger. Hopefully he gets the support he needs around this and makes the right decisions for hia recovery.
Massive loss for the Highlanders. Millar is a completely different player with a playmaking nine inside of him.
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@reprobate absolutely, sliding doors and all, but had he gone on tour with NZ A last year, he gets experience, grows slightly, gets different break, body and mind in different condition, is not in that position for the moment that causes that injury (or could have been injured on tour, worse or slightly less serious and ready for the start of super)
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@Canes4life said in Highlanders 2026:
@Chris said in Highlanders 2026:
@frugby said in Highlanders 2026:
Can confirm ACL.
Gone for SR then that is normally at least 6 months .
Shearer in to the squad from WTG ?I lesson for myself and others on the Fern. Let’s stop hyping young players up because they always seem to end up on the sidelines.
Super guttering. Was looking forward to seeing the whippet go.
The hype was justified every game he started for Otago they scored 28+ Points , If I'm honest I had a sinking feeling in my stomach when someone kept harping on about Higgins getting injured as a 2026 prediction that a Lander would be struck down early my mind went to Hurley or Nareki but well didn't envision this sigh it's tough for pledger, even the timing stinks bloke could essentially go like 16 months without playing a competive game of Rugby.
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theyre saying 12 months so a blow to Otago too
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Told ya gasket was blown
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@jimmylazza and we asked to specify what that actually meant and you said nothing
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i feel a blown gasket is more of a heart or lung issue....this is more like a broken axle
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@WoodysRFC said in Highlanders 2026:
Curious to see which nine will be added to that WTG squad.
Have the Highlanders had extra players training given they only had 9 in their WTG?
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Super shit news about Pledge, brutal. Hope this doesn’t impact his game at all. Get that recovery right and a full off season in the gym adding a bit of size is about the only positive you can take out of it.
I don’t want to pile on the bad news here but Finn Hurley is/has been in a moon boot. Unsure the severity at the moment, here’s hoping not a major.
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@Landers92 said in Highlanders 2026:
Finn Hurley is/has been in a moon boot
https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/another-injury-hits-highlanders-follow-pledger-blow
"Another pocket rocket, fullback Finn Hurley, is out for six to eight weeks with a foot injury."
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Well that takes Hutley out u til about round 3/4.
Good opportunity for Solomon/Tito-Harris to grt some runs on the board early on.
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@Landers92 said in Highlanders 2026:
Super shit news about Pledge, brutal. Hope this doesn’t impact his game at all.
I think his game is strong enough to come back from this. By that I mean his strengths are not limited to relying on speed and agility. He seems to have a very high rugby IQ so, if he really wants to, I am confident he will find a away to excel if does lose a bit physically.
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@SouthernMann it's all bit sad really was looking forward to to a bench with some spark to it Pledger/Fakatava 21, Hurley 22. I'd almost now suggest really wanting Lucas casey to be in the reserves from day 1 somehow? the guy is worth 7 points on the scoreboard
