Highlanders 2022

Grooter

@stargazer good on Ash for being very instrumental to Folau, even helping him secure full time super contractFolau saying how canes wanted him for pre season back in 2019 makes me think of the same thing transpiring years earlier with Lima, Nug

Nepia

Well, we have confirmation that he's aiming for the ABs and not Tonga.

Dice

Who gets on?

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/04/05/the-mount-rushmore-of-highlanders/

I've got Goldie and the two Smiths. Still deciding on who gets the last spot.

Bovidae

Oliver or Randell.

Crucial

Cowan? Dixon?

taniwharugby

@dice Kronfeld.

Crucial

Did you see the Breakdown this week? Quiz question was who has played over a 100 for his province, a hundred for his franchise and 50 for the ABs.
It was Cowan.
No one else has achieved that.

Bovidae

Modern-day ABs play so little NPC now, that you would need to be of a certain era to even have a chance.

Dice

@taniwharugby I'm leaning towards him.

Bones

Ropati

SouthernMann

@dice said in Highlanders 2022:

Who gets on?

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/04/05/the-mount-rushmore-of-highlanders/

I've got Goldie and the two Smiths. Still deciding on who gets the last spot.

The two Smiths pick themselves. I'd chuck in Tony Brown for impact on and off the field. The lost spot, I'd have as a toss up between Kronfeld and Wilson. Leaning towards Kronfeld, just to have a forward in there.

Stargazer

@crucial said in Highlanders 2022:

Did you see the Breakdown this week? Quiz question was who has played over a 100 for his province, a hundred for his franchise and 50 for the ABs.
It was Cowan.
No one else has achieved that.

Not quite as much, but "Never was, but should have been an All Black" Ash Dixon has pretty impressive stats, too.
134 NPC games, of which 111 for Hawke's Bay
115 Super Rugby games, of which 100 for the Highlanders (possibly more Highlanders games, not sure about that number)
19 Māori All Blacks

Nepia

@southernmann said in Highlanders 2022:

@dice said in Highlanders 2022:

Who gets on?

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/04/05/the-mount-rushmore-of-highlanders/

I've got Goldie and the two Smiths. Still deciding on who gets the last spot.

The two Smiths pick themselves. I'd chuck in Tony Brown for impact on and off the field. The lost spot, I'd have as a toss up between Kronfeld and Wilson. Leaning towards Kronfeld, just to have a forward in there.

Kronfeld or Randell for me, it wouldn't be a Highlanders selection without at least one Bay boy in the team.

Dice

@crucial said in Highlanders 2022:

Did you see the Breakdown this week? Quiz question was who has played over a 100 for his province, a hundred for his franchise and 50 for the ABs.
It was Cowan.
No one else has achieved that.

Messam was pretty close. 183 for the Chiefs, 99 for Waikato and 43 for the All Blacks.

Crucial

@dice said in Highlanders 2022:

@crucial said in Highlanders 2022:

Did you see the Breakdown this week? Quiz question was who has played over a 100 for his province, a hundred for his franchise and 50 for the ABs.
It was Cowan.
No one else has achieved that.

Messam was pretty close. 183 for the Chiefs, 99 for Waikato and 43 for the All Blacks.

He was my answer when watching the show. Thought he’d be close
I also thought DC might also be close to being a 100 test, 100 Super, 50 provincial player but he only played 20 odd for Canterbury

Crucial

Mealamu and Nonu both 50, 100, 100 players

Crucial

Hore and Howlett both 50, 100, 50

Grooter

@crucial Aaron smith I believe just needs 3 more games to brings up 50 for the Turbos.. 102 tests to his name and obviously holds the landers record

Crucial

@fakatavafuture said in Highlanders 2022:

@crucial Aaron smith I believe just needs 3 more games to brings up 50 for the Turbos.. 102 tests to his name and obviously holds the landers record

That would make sense. That 50, 100, 100 club is an achievement these days.
Only Kevvy and Ma’a in it so far

The Silver Fern

Highlanders 2022