Strong Highlanders team for Crusaders clash
Joseph names team for Crusaders preseason clash
Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph has named a strong starting XV for their preseason game against the Crusaders in Invercargill on Thursday.
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ODT Landers Chat: Josh Bartlett
ODT Landers Chat: Josh Bartlett
Welcome back to Landers Chat for 2025.
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South runs in co-captain’s veins
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South runs in co-captain’s veins
Family means everything to Hugh Renton. The Highlanders co-captain has been thrilled to learn he is a descendant of Dunedin royalty, he plays every game in memory of his late father,...
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Landers hang in to clinch Pasifika warm-up
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Landers hang in to clinch Pasifika warm-up
Two out of three ain’t bad.
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Second era of Jamie Joseph gets its first test
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Second era of Jamie Joseph gets its first test
The second Jamie Joseph era begins in earnest today.
Several points of interest ahead of Highlanders’ first hit-out
Several points of interest ahead of Highlanders’ first hit-out
You do not want to read too much into a team named for a preseason rugby game in January.
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Questions aplenty as season approaches
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Questions aplenty as season fast approaches
The Highlanders play their first preseason game in two days, and face their Super Rugby Pacific opener in 16 days. Hayden Meikle comes up with five early questions for them.
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Contender word Kean wants as part of culture
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Contender word Kean wants as part of culture
Highlanders chairman Peter Kean will not be demanding miracles of Jamie Joseph this season.
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De Groot getting time to focus on own game
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De Groot getting time to focus on own game
All Jamie Joseph wants from his most prominent player this season is to do his talking on the field.
Haig out for 10 weeks in blow for Highlanders
Haig out for 10 weeks in blow for Highlanders
The Highlanders have suffered their first major injury blow of the new season.
Billionaire takes stake in Landers
Billionaire takes stake in Landers
The Highlanders have beefed up their ownership group with some billionaire backing.
'Unreal day': de Groot marries long-time girlfriend
'Unreal day': de Groot marries long-time girlfriend
Few can match Ethan de Groot in the scrum but he has met his match off the field.
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Highlanders in switched-on mode
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Highlanders in switched-on mode
Jamie Joseph is looking forward to having the Highlanders, well, as many of them as possible, back on deck.
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New Landers loosie feeling at home
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New Landers loosie feeling at home
TK Howden hails from a northern nursery of talent but there is some Highlander blood in those veins.
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Coach Joseph pushing ‘land of opportunity’
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Coach Joseph pushing ‘land of opportunity’
Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph is big on talking about opportunities this season.
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De Groot expected to be ‘highly motivated’ on return
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De Groot expected to be ‘highly motivated’ on return
Jamie Joseph expects nothing less than a strong, keen and highly motivated Ethan de Groot to return to Highlanders duty next month.
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Highlanders contract a dream come true
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Highlanders contract a dream come true
He is not really the kid any more, but Finn Hurley does a pretty good impression of someone fizzing for action.
Highlanders take action over sponsorship fees
Highlanders take action over sponsorship fees
The Highlanders have applied to place a recruiting agency into liquidation, saying it owes the rugby club $120,000 in sponsorship fees.
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Joseph keeps faith in younger generation
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Joseph keeps faith in younger generation
Call it the Jamie Joseph evolution.
Jamie Joseph unveils 2025 Highlanders squad
Jamie Joseph unveils 2025 Highlanders squad
A Tasman utility, a couple of props with Super Rugby experience in Australia and a veteran loose forward from Otago by way of Japan feature in the Highlanders squad for 2025.