Highlanders 2025
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i acknowledge my bias right, we can get past that
he's exactly the kind of person i was hoping would be a bolter this year...loosies for the ab's havent really jelled for a while...and yet we still try and use the same 6 guys
@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2025:
i acknowledge my bias right, we can get past that
he's exactly the kind of person i was hoping would be a bolter this year...loosies for the ab's havent really jelled for a while...and yet we still try and use the same 6 guys
I like the fact he is a specialist 6* and just wants to do the core roles well, plus that height would be useful in the lineout
*ok, can be a lock a well.
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i acknowledge my bias right, we can get past that
he's exactly the kind of person i was hoping would be a bolter this year...loosies for the ab's havent really jelled for a while...and yet we still try and use the same 6 guys
@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2025:
i acknowledge my bias right, we can get past that
he's exactly the kind of person i was hoping would be a bolter this year...loosies for the ab's havent really jelled for a while...and yet we still try and use the same 6 guys
Yes plus we have to develop new 7s.
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Any new signing rumours?
@HLD2023Champions said in Highlanders 2025:
Any new signing rumours?
Two locks and a prop are where the gaps are... sounds like the prop will come from off-shore (either in the form of a NZer or a straight-up international)
Have heard nothing about locks, other than our only two currently signed being Holland and Dunshea.
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@HLD2023Champions said in Highlanders 2025:
Any new signing rumours?
Two locks and a prop are where the gaps are... sounds like the prop will come from off-shore (either in the form of a NZer or a straight-up international)
Have heard nothing about locks, other than our only two currently signed being Holland and Dunshea.
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@frugby wonder where they’d be getting locks from. NZ in general is incredibly short on locks and no one in club rugby seems to be putting their hands up
@KiwiInLondon said in Highlanders 2025:
@frugby wonder where they’d be getting locks from. NZ in general is incredibly short on locks and no one in club rugby seems to be putting their hands up
Hugo Plummer has been looking good for Wellington. I hope he is back again. Another lock. Bit of a lottery.
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Imagine the poaching chat if we have those three in black. @Kiwiwomble agree, a lot of the loosies we are picking at the moment play in a very similar style to eachother too.
@SouthernMann said in Highlanders 2025:
Imagine the poaching chat if we have those three in black. @Kiwiwomble agree, a lot of the loosies we are picking at the moment play in a very similar style to eachother too.
Added bonus of knowing the Springboks lineout calls.
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Can anyone do a rough idea of the Highlanders Squad next year?
Cheers@HLD2023Champions said in Highlanders 2025:
Can anyone do a rough idea of the Highlanders Squad next year?
CheersYou’ll see it further up the thread mate. There’s been a couple updated ones.
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@ploughboy said in Highlanders 2025:
fifita off to tonga nov 15 so will be playing again 2027
So 21 when he returns?
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@ploughboy said in Highlanders 2025:
fifita off to tonga nov 15 so will be playing again 2027
So 21 when he returns?
@SouthernMann said in Highlanders 2025:
@ploughboy said in Highlanders 2025:
fifita off to tonga nov 15 so will be playing again 2027
So 21 when he returns?
sorry not to sure
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Not player related. But all club members apart from premium/elite north stand members are being forced to move into the speights stand. If they want to continue being a gold member or below ( being combined as a standard membership) for 2025
@cala7x i prefer the north stand myself, great view....but i get it, will look better on TV, might even build a better environment have more people together
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Much of the ticket pricing is dictated by Forsyth Barr, not the highlanders. The prices they pay to practice on the pitch are absolutely absurd. The agreement they have is ridiculous
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Signing News.
TK Howden to the Highlanders, Will Tucker going the other way to the Canes - we are carrying three locks, that player is still TBC
Josh Bartlett is the prop from Australia... young Kiwi boy who played Western ForceNZ XV News
Jack Taylor, Oli Haig and Sean Withy expected to be named in the squad. -
Signing News.
TK Howden to the Highlanders, Will Tucker going the other way to the Canes - we are carrying three locks, that player is still TBC
Josh Bartlett is the prop from Australia... young Kiwi boy who played Western ForceNZ XV News
Jack Taylor, Oli Haig and Sean Withy expected to be named in the squad.@frugby said in Highlanders 2025:
Josh Bartlett is the prop from Australia... young Kiwi boy who played Western Force
He is in the BOP squad again, and played one game for the Chiefs back in 2022. I'm not sure Bartlett is a better option than say Coxon.
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Signing News.
TK Howden to the Highlanders, Will Tucker going the other way to the Canes - we are carrying three locks, that player is still TBC
Josh Bartlett is the prop from Australia... young Kiwi boy who played Western ForceNZ XV News
Jack Taylor, Oli Haig and Sean Withy expected to be named in the squad.@frugby said in Highlanders 2025:
Signing News.
TK Howden to the Highlanders, Will Tucker going the other way to the Canes - we are carrying three locks, that player is still TBC
Josh Bartlett is the prop from Australia... young Kiwi boy who played Western ForceNZ XV News
Jack Taylor, Oli Haig and Sean Withy expected to be named in the squad.Really interesting loosie options with some big lads who can all switch into lock. Jospeh has talked about wanting to be the fittest pack, and not worry about being the biggest. This reflects it. Glad Taylor, Haig and Withy are being lined up. Hopefully they will be joined by some others like JRK, and even Ma'u. Millar should get a chance too
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It's our season! (Second team, I'm clearly a sado-masochistic bandwagoner)..
