going for it, effectively full strength, cant help but wonder why CGB isn't starting at 14

Not Available due to injury: Vili Koroi (knee) Marty Banks (groin) Jona Nareki (foot) Marino Mikaele Tu’u (ribs) Scott Gregory (knee) Jeff Thwaites (back) Will Tucker (groin) Saula Ma’u (chest) Freddie Burns (knee) Josh Dickson (illness) Paripari Parkinson (Concussion) Mosese Dawai (knee)

@SouthernMann obviously lots of injuries at lock, happy Timu is back especially after Paea missed 8 tackles

@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Force:

Josh Bekhuis

Good to see Bekhuis get a run. He's 36 now

Here's the Highlanders side he debuted with in 2009 (v Tahs):

Israel Dagg, Ben Smith, Jason Shoemark (captain), Johnny Leota, Fetu'u Vainikolo, Daniel Bowden, Sean Romans, Steven Setephano, Alando Soakai, Adam Thomson, Hayden Triggs, Josh Bekhuis, Clint Newland, David Hall, Chris King.
Replacements: Jason Rutledge, Anthony Perenise, George Naoupu, Tim Boys, Scott Cowan, Mathew Berquist, Kendrick Lynn

@FakatavaAllBlack said in Highlanders v Force:

@SouthernMann obviously lots of injuries at lock, happy Timu is back especially after Paea missed 8 tackles

Paea has to be the worst player in NZ super squads.

Highlanders by heaps

Select every fit Southlander!

Highlanders media release:

Can an NPC team beat an Australian Super Rugby team?

@Tim taking swipes when we're down? thats low bro

@Kiwiwomble Well, with all those locks out this is more of a second choice Highlanders team.

@Tim definitely when it comes to locks...but thats a first choice front row and flankers...probably all but one wing of the backline too.....

@Kiwiwomble I'd say Mikaele-Tu'u is the first choice no. 8; not Renton.

@Stargazer ...yeah, thats why i just said flankers

Pretty happy with that, bench especially stands out as pretty strong, relatively.

But fucking hell, I know every coach has their blind spot players, why does ours have to be Hunt?

Shit Frizzel out during warm up!!

@Dan54 said in Highlanders v Force:

Shit Frizzel out during warm up!!

they're going to miss him....

Sean Withy comes straight into the starting xv

Good to see a jersey with hoops in SR

That's a red in the north