Highlanders

Highlanders

The Highlanders are a New Zealand Rugby Union team based in Dunedin that competes in Super Rugby. The team was formed in 1996 to represent the lower South Island in the newly formed Super 12 competition, and includes the Otago, North Otago and Southland unions.

Ben Smith has captained the Highlanders for years he has captained them about 135 times he is my favourite player he is the fullback or winger.The stadiums that the Highlanders play in are Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin and Rugby Park in Invercargill..

The Highlanders head coach is a former Crusaders player Aaron Mauger. Aaron Mauger was an All Black a very good all black. After the 2007 Rugby World cup he received a contract from the Leicester Tigers for 2 and a half years and he accepted. Leicester is a city in england.

The Highlanders are my favourite club in New Zealand. There are only two clubs in the South Island of New Zealand, they are the Highlanders and Crusaders.

The Highlanders are coming 4th on the table in the New Zealand Conference in the 2019 season. They lost their finals match against crusaders

Some of the players in the Highlanders

Ben Smith

Ben Smith is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super Rugby. He made his debut for New Zealand in

2009 and has won 66 international caps. He was a key member of the 2015 Rugby World Cup-winning team.

Ben Smith is a very educated and experienced rugby player .He plays

for the All Blacks, he played for Otago in the ITM Cup.

Aaron Smith

Aaron Smith is a rugby union player who plays for the All Blacks, in international rugby. He plays at scrum-half in the team and is the most-capped scrum-half to ever play for New Zealand. Smith played for the Māori All Blacks in 2010, and was first selected for the All Blacks in 2012 and also a Highlander. Aaron Smith has played for the All Blacks for 7 years and he still is. He is basically a smaller version of jimmy cowan.

Marty Banks

Marty Banks is a New Zealand rugby union player. He played in the fly-half position for Tasman in the Mitre 10 Cup and after the 2016 season, he went to the Pro12 and now he has came back to New Zealand to play for the highlanders.

Rob Thomson

Rob Thompson is a New Zealand rugby player who plays centre for Manawatu in the Mitre 10 Cup and the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition.

Waisake Naholo

Waisake Naholo is a New Zealand rugby union player. He previously played for the All Blacks Sevens and now plays on the wing for the Highlanders. Naholo made his test debut for the All Blacks in 2015 and was a member of the 2015 Rugby World Cup-winning team.