Highlanders v Sunwolves

[Stargazer]

1 Daniel Lienert-Brown, 2. Liam Coltman, 3. Siate Tokolahi, 4. Alex Ainley, 5. Joe Wheeler, 6. Liam Squire, 7. Elliot Dixon, 8. Luke Whitelock
9 Aaron Smith, 10. Marty Banks, 11. Tevita Li, 12. Malakai Fekitoa, 13. Matt Faddes, 14. Waisake Naholo, 15. Ben Smith (c)

Reserves
16 Greg Pleasants-Tate, 17. Aki Seiuli, 18. Siosuia Halanukonuka, 19. Tom Franklin, 20. Gareth Evans, 21. Josh Renton, 22. Teihorangi Walden, 23. Sio Tomkinson

Unavailable due to injury: Shane Christie, Ash Dixon, Dan Pryor, Lima Sopoaga, James Lentjes (out for the season: Jason Emery, Hayden Parker).

http://thehighlanders.co.nz/fanzone/news/816-pulse-energy-highlanders-names-to-play-sunwolves-in-invercargill

[Bones]

So Thompson is just outright dropped?

[Stockcar86]

I hope that Faddes starting is because they are resting Buckman, not form related.

[taniwharugby]

@Bones think I saw a comment on social media that he had a family bereavement

INteresting Pryor on the injured list as he was taken on one of the tours as cover.

[Gunner]

T Brown clearly worried about the physicality the wolf pack will bring, has named a bruising back row to counter it 💪

[Stargazer]

Sunwolves
1 Keita INAGAKI, 2. Yusuke NIWAI, 3. Yasuo YAMAJI, 4. Sam WYKES, 5. Uwe HELU, 6. Edward QUIRK (c), 7. Yuhimaru MIMURA, 8. Willem BRITZ
9 Fumiaki TANAKA, 10. Yu TAMURA, 11. Yasutaka SASAKURA, 12. Timothy LAFAELE, 13. William TUPOU, 14. Takaaki NAKAZURU, 15. Kotaro MATSUSHIMA

Reserves:
16 Takeshi KIZU, 17. Koki YAMAMOTO, 18. Heiichiro ITO, 19. Shinya MAKABE, 20. Rahboni WARREN VOSAYACO, 21. Yuki YATOMI, 22. Hayden CRIPPS, 23. Jamie-Jerry TAULAGI

Liaki MOLI has returned to Japan due to injury

[taniwharugby]

[Kirwan]

@taniwharugby said in Highlanders v Sunwolves:

That's actually pretty good, in a stupid sort of way.

[taniwharugby]

so the TAB have suspended betting on the Highlanders H2H but allow betting on Sunwolves @ $18...

BUt will take bets for 13+ for the Highlanders at $1.03, seems odd?

[Stargazer]

@taniwharugby Same as last week. No betting on the Crusaders.

[taniwharugby]

ouch, probably lucky Smith touched the ball

[Bones]

Classic from Middleton. Naisake Waholo.

[taniwharugby]

messy play and SW get a score

[Duluth]

Shitty tackle attempt from Squire

[taniwharugby]

he was in front of Tanaka

[Stargazer]

Gotta feel for the SW. They deserved that try.

[Bones]

@Duluth said in Highlanders v Sunwolves:

Shitty tackle attempt from Squire

That was outright awful.

[taniwharugby]

@Stargazer dunno if they deserved a try, more Highlanders deserved to concede points!

[No Quarter]

Match of the round on here. Sunwolves to get the upset!

[taniwharugby]

guess its a psychological thing to get some points, cos they aint gonna win kicking goals