Highlanders Vs Chiefs

African Monkey

Plenty to play for for both sides here - Landers playing to avoid the spoon, and Chiefs playing to secure top spot.

frugby

My hope for the weekend: Sam Gilbert wins us the game with a drop goal… having lost on full-time 2x this year + missed 2x kicks (Millar and Gilbert DG against the Canes) we are so due.

Would be full circle. Gilbert’s first Highlanders game was the first game of Super Rugby Aotearoa… the Highlanders winning 28-27 on the back of a Gatland drop goal. We have not beaten the Chiefs in Dunedin since.

ploughboy

Jared Proffit
Bradley Slater
Reuben O’Neill
Josh Lord
Tupou Vaa’i
Samipeni Finau
Luke Jacobson (c)
Wallace Sititi
Xavier Roe
Damian McKenzie
Etene Nanai-Seturo
Quinn Tupaea
Daniel Rona
Leroy Carter
Shaun Stevenson

Reserves

Samisoni Taukei’aho
Ollie Norris
George Dyer
Naitoa Ah Kuoi
Simon Parker
Cortez Ratima
Josh Jacomb
Manasa Mataele

Players unavailable due to injury

Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Shoulder, TBC
Gideon Wrampling, Shoulder, TBC
Emoni Narawa, Lip, Short-term
Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Toe, Short-term
Liam Coombes-Fabling, Hamstring, Short-term
Anton Lienert Brown, Collarbone, Mid-term
Malachi Wrampling, Hamstring, Mid-term
Kaleb Trask, Hamstring, Mid-term
Sione Ahio, Ankle, Long-term
Fiti Sa, Shoulder, Long-term
Rameka Poihipi, Knee, Season

Canes4life

Highlanders team vs Chiefs:

Bovidae

Geez, McMillan likes rotating players. I thought that ENS might be selected for this game.

The task is simple as the Chiefs only need to win, and don't need to be chasing a bonus point.

https://chiefs.co.nz/news-item/gallagher-chiefs-ready-for-final-round-clash/

Duluth

Starting soon

Landers92

Excited to see the battle of the locks and seeing him Holland goes up against Vaa’i and Lord. Mainly Lord as they could be fighting for the same spot in the ABs.

Bones

Finau actually playing up to his potential for once.... against the bottom of the table.

Bones

Great try.

Duluth

Plenty of movement by the Chiefs. Finau has been prominent

Damo

Chiefs look great. Ominous signs.

Bones

Some pretty decent defence from the highlanders. Chiefs just on another level.

Bones

Ok scratch that. This is going to be ugly.

Yeetyaah

Mate that tip ball from the Chiefs is fucking beautiful

Duluth

Sharp passing in that try. Highlanders desperate for some ball

Landers92

The chiefs are a very very good side. extremely well drilled

Bones

ENS with a late run for a call up. Another outside back made for test rugby I reckon.

Bones

Who said Cam Miller can't create space for attacking rugby? Beautiful assist.

antipodean

Well this is looking ugly early.

Tim

Wow, just saw the score. You'd think this would be the Highlanders' big chance to be competitive, but that is brutal.

The Silver Fern

Highlanders Vs Chiefs