Highlanders named to play the Hurricanes

March 06, 2019
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Ultimate Rugby

Aaron Smith and Ben Smith return to the Highlanders for the New Zealand Conference derby against the Hurricanes. Co-captain, Luke Whitelock, will play at number eight after a break last week and James Lentjes retains the number 7 shirt while the physical, Pari Pari Parkinson, will again combine with Josh Dickson in the middle row.

Josh Ioane continues at first-five after a promising start to the competition and alongside him will be a new midfield combination of Thomas Umaga-Jensen and Patelesio Tomkinson, both players combine power with pace, and Richard Buckman will earn his first start of the season on the right wing.

Head Coach, Aaron Mauger, is aware of the challenge the Hurricanes will bring “we are aware of the threats the Hurricanes present for us, our focus is on converting the opportunities we are creating into points”.

Team to face Hurricanes