Highlanders snatch late win
Lima Sopoaga kicked a 78th-minute penalty to help the Highlanders to a hard-fought 18-15 victory over the Reds in Brisbane on Saturday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
Lima Sopoaga kicked a 78th-minute penalty to help the Highlanders to a hard-fought 18-15 victory over the Reds in Brisbane on Saturday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
Tevita Nabura has been suspended for six weeks after kicking Cameron Clark in the face during last weekend’s Super Rugby match in Sydney.
The Sharks produced one of their best performances of the season to beat the Highlanders 38-12 at Kings Park on Saturday. SIMON BORCHARDT reports.
Highlanders coach Aaron Mauger has made five changes to his starting XV to face the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.
The Sunwolves have secured the services of centre Jason Emery for the 2018 Super Rugby season. Emery made 34 Super Rugby appearances for the Highlanders between 2013 and 2017, while also playing in two matches for the Māori All Blacks. The Sunwolves also announced the addition of two other players, Ryuji Noguchi from Tokai University and Atsushi Sakate from the… Read more →
The Highlanders beat the Waratahs 55-29 in a pre-season match in Queenstown on Friday.
All Blacks flyhalf Lima Sopoaga says the decision to take up a contract with the Wasps in England was ‘one of the hardest decisions’ of his life. Sopoaga has confirmed that he will be leaving New Zealand at the end of the 2018 season, which is set to rule the 26-year-old out of contention for next year’s World Cup. In… Read more →