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Surprisingly enough, the Highlanders game plan was to kick the ball back at the Waratahs and let them run around, wearing out their big guys, then winning the breakdown to get it back. Certainly worked. The Waratahs went from side to side, with hardly a mid field hit up. Played right into the...

He was on the wrong side of the ruck, out of the way and removing himself, yet Louisi still found it necessary to "clean him out". Hard to call what he did cleaning him out as Evans was not going to interfere with a pass by the halfback or prevent him getting clean ball. I would have thought...

A few beers before the game might explain the waratah player who saw him crawling on the ground, head down, getting out of the way, and went after him. Never mind it was still game on. But not the only cheap shot put in by a 'tah. (hows that for trolling).

Gareth Evans, the last minute Highlanders replacement flanker, played a full 80 minutes earlier in the afternoon for the development squad. The 2-3 pints he had after his first game didn't seem to do him much harm.

Come on Dismal, jump on the bandwagon. The Highlanders wear blue. Just squint a bit and pretend they are from Auckland. Much more entertaining.

Spinning it from side to side hoping for gaps against a very good defensive team is not a smart option. The tahs could have tried punching up the middle a little more often than they did. Great game from the the Highlanders.

Highlanders v NSW Waratahs, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin – Saturday 14th March, 7.35pm (NZT) 1. Josh Hohneck 2. Liam Coltman 3. Ross Geldenhuys 4. Tom Franklin 5. Joe Wheeler 6. Elliot Dixon 7. Shane Christie 8. Nasi Manu (c) 9. Aaron Smith 10. Lima Sopoaga 11. Patrick Osborne...

Young Mister Soon-to-be-Former-All-Black-unless-he-sorts-his-shit-out Cruden was also having a shocker with the boot. Could have still gone the Chiefs way.

It's the franchise that is the least financial and with the smallest player pool. Even the most hard core highlander fan will dare to dream of a final, but any finish in the top half of the competition is a good result. There are no such excuses for the crap that the Blues served up last...

Did you see the Chiefs knock on that turned into a yellow card against the Highlanders for playing the ball on the ground? Then lead to 2 penalty tries? The scoreline flattered them.

I was on school camp at the time. Had to wait until I got the kids home the next day before I could head up to the family with a generator and some food supplies, then a busy couple of days digging liquifaction out of my brother's section. 4 years and the poor bastard still trying to get bloody...

Only saw first half, but quite happy with the highlanders. Just love the way they have a crack. Crusaders after a loss was always going to be big game, bigger than normal. Didn't see what Hames got cited for, but BenOwen Franks could be in quite a bit of trouble. its not like he can claim it...

be interesting to see if ben franks gets cited for his little indiscretion in the first half.

Speights old dark.

Yeah, born in Southland, educated in Canterbury and worked most of my life in Otago, so feel quite comfortable in going for both. Still, I have my favourite for the head to heads.

Bound to be someone who will claim he was rolling away in an effort to disrupt the opposition team which he probably was

Moved to a farmlet on the outskirts of town in the middle of one of worst droughts in a long time. rivers a little low but caught some rippers. Just have to find a club to coach at now as my new school is a soccer school, not enough players to field a regular team, so they go to the clubs...

Not overly concerned if he doesn't. Its not like we have seen him much since the last one. Or even in the last one. Slade now working on his half back skills to make him indispensable to a world cup squad. Cruden's lack of depth at other positions may cost him if he does not have a blinder of...

Jimmy Cowan has to be a shoe in for 9. Arrested in June 2008 after assaulting a bouncer who thought he was far too drunk to enter. Hot on the heels of assaulting a bouncer in May 2008.