Highlanders 2022

Steven Harris

@chris hearing it might be Sam Caird,just awaiting confirmation

Chris

@steven-harris said in Highlanders 2022:

@chris hearing it might be Sam Caird,just awaiting confirmation

Glad to see Caird get a contact if it is confirmed.

Smudge

@steven-harris said in Highlanders 2022:

@chris hearing it might be Sam Caird,just awaiting confirmation

Your sources are good on this, according to my sources.

Steven Harris

@smudge despite Fabian Holland only being 19 , hope the Landers give him a full contract

Mr Fish

Sam Caird and a fella from Ta$man.

macmanus

@mr-fish who?

mikey07

@steven-harris Damn it was hoping the Canes would nab him though at least he should get gametime with the Landers.

Yeetyaah

Highlanders signed Dawai yoooo

Kiwidom

Who is Max Hicks. Is he any good?

Bovidae

@yeetyaah said in Highlanders 2022:

Highlanders signed Dawai yoooo

And Rhys Marshall as the 3rd hooker.

Daffy Jaffy

2022 Super Rugby Pacific Highlanders Squad

Props: Ayden Johnstone, Ethan De Groot, Daniel Lienert-Brown, Jermaine Ainsley, Jeff Thwaites, Josh Hohneck, Saula Mau

Hookers: Liam Coltman, Andrew Makalio, Rhys Marshall

Locks: Josh Dickson, Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Bryn Evans, Sam Caird

Loosies: Shannon Frizell, Gareth Evans, James Lentjes, Billy Harmon, Sean Withy, Max Hicks, Marino Mikaele Tu’u, Hugh Renton

Halfbacks: Aaron Smith, Folau Fakatava, Kayne Hammington

1st Fives: Mitch Hunt, Marty Banks

Midfield: Thomas Umaga-Jensen, Patelesio Tomkinson, Ngatungane Punivai, Scott Gregory, Fetuli Paea

Outside Backs: Mosese Dawai, Vilimoni Koroi, Josh Timu, Sam Gilbert, Connor Garden-Bachop, Solomon Alaimalo

Unavailable due to injury: Paripari Parkinson , Jona Nareki

macmanus

@daffy-jaffy I´m gutted for Vahaakolo...

Bovidae

Hicks looks to have been selected ahead of Alaimalo as a lock/6.

bobily2

@macmanus said in Highlanders 2022:

@daffy-jaffy I´m gutted for Vahaakolo...

I wouldve thought he'd be a better pick than Timu

macmanus

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Kiwiwomble

@bobily2 said in Highlanders 2022:

@macmanus said in Highlanders 2022:

@daffy-jaffy I´m gutted for Vahaakolo...

I wouldve thought he'd be a better pick than Timu

Agreed, I thought tiny had mainly played in the midfield, I think freedom did everything that could have been asked of him to pick up a spot

Kiwiwomble

Had to remind myself who Rhys marshall was, I know there are other young guys putting there hands up but I feel for Ricky Jackson, another right on their doorstep who had a very solid season stepping up after Coltmans injury

Steven Harris

@kiwidom originally from North Harbour , played hockey and then schoolboy rugby..

SouthernMann

Generally quite happy with the squad. I hear one player omission is because a player won't get vaccinated.

I haven't heard about Max Hicks before. I would have liked to have seen Charles Alaimalo get that gig.

The lack of future planning around the hooking role is a touch concerning. No one aged under 29?

I think we can put out a really exciting backline that can test a lot of the top teams, should they all stay injury free.

Top team

de Groot
Coltman
3, Ainsley
Dickson
Selby-Rickett
Frizzell
Lentjes
Tu'u
Smith/Fakatava
Hunt
Dawai
Umaga-Jensen
Paea
Alaimalo/Garden-Bachop
Garden-Bachop/Gilbert
Makalio/Marshall
Johnstone
Hohneck
Evans
Evans/Renton
Smith/Fakatava
Banks
Alaimalo/Garden-Bachop/Gilert/Gregory/Tomkinson

While there are not many All Blacks, I expect this squad to sit in the top three of the NZ sides.

Kiwiwomble

@southernmann i started trying but...gave up

I'd be happy enough with yous, preference to not have frizzell mainly for non rugby reasons but i guess if we're paying him...

any idea who might have been the vax holdout?

The Silver Fern

Highlanders 2022