Brumbies Super Rugby takes: Brumbies deserve more respect, Highlanders should raid Hurricanes
After ten rounds of Super Rugby Pacific, the top four is yet to be decided while many teams are fighting for their seasons.
The Highlanders (currently known as the Speight's Highlanders for sponsorship reasons) are a professional rugby union team from New Zealand that compete in the Super Rugby and Super Rugby Aotearoa tournaments. The team regularly makes the knockout rounds of Super Rugby and were crowned as the tournament’s champions in 2015.
On this page you can discover everything there is to know about the Highlanders Rugby Club. As well as reading more about the team’s history and professional record, you can see their squad, upcoming fixtures and latest results.
The Highlanders have taken a big step towards finals football in Super Rugby Pacific after beating the Western Force 7-6.
The Highlanders (currently known as the Speight's Highlanders for sponsorship reasons) are a professional rugby union team from New Zealand that compete in the Super Rugby and Super Rugby Aotearoa tournaments. The team regularly makes the knockout rounds of Super Rugby and were crowned as the tournament’s champions in 2015.
On this page you can discover everything there is to know about the Highlanders Rugby Club. As well as reading more about the team’s history and professional record, you can see their squad, upcoming fixtures and latest results.
Although the Highlanders Rugby team haven’t been as successful as some Super Rugby franchises, several notable international stars currently play for the Highlanders Rugby Club, including Aaron Smith, who has been capped almost 100 times by New Zealand.
In addition to this, the team also contains a number of international players, such as Kazuki Himeno, Jermaine Ainsley and Fetuli Paea who have been capped by Japan, Australia and Tonga respectively.