The Highlanders or the Otago Highlanders is a professional rugby union team which plays Super Rugby competition each year. These days after the sponsor name they are known as “Pulse Energy Highlanders”. The rugby union is from New Zealand conference and based in Dunedin, NZ. The Highlanders official home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin with seating arrangements of 30,748 peoples at a time. The team is named “Highlanders” after the Scottish immigrants who found the Otago region and nearby in the 1840s to 1850s. The most caps (129 times) player of the team Ben Smith is the Captain of the side with Ash Dixon. Lima Sopoaga is the top scorer of the team with 866 points. The international former New Zealand rugby team player “Aaron Mauger” is the head coach of Landers.
In Super Rugby 2018 season, Highlanders qualified for the Quarter Final but lost it and remained on 6th place. The team was founded back in 1996 and since then they had seen lots of ups and downs. The Super Rugby event was also inaugurated in the same year, so Highlanders are also the Founding member. They have won a championship once a few years back in 2015 and were runners-up in 1999 hosted the final event.
Past years |
Position on Table |
For title |
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2018 |
6th |
Quarterfinalist |
2017 |
7th |
Lost quarterfinal to Crusaders |
2016 |
5th |
Lost semifinal to Lions |
2015 |
1st |
Champions |
2014 |
6th |
lost qualifier to Sharks |
1999 |
2nd |
Runners-Up |
The New Zealand’s team Highlander Rugby union will play with the following players in 2019 Super Rugby contest. Their most famous player Ben Smith will also be the part of this year event. He is ready to make more fans through his performance in the team. Some young gun will also fire-up as the event progress, making their debut for Highlanders in 2019. The Landers has picked up one new player for almost every Forward and backward positions.
Forwards |
Backs |
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Hookers |
Props |
Locks |
Lossies |
Halfbacks |
First Fives |
Mid-fielder |
Outside-backs |
Liam Coltman |
Daniel Lienert-Brown |
Tom Franklin |
Luke Whitelock |
Aaron Smith |
Marty Banks |
Rob Thompson |
Waisake Naholo |
Ash Dixon |
Siate Tokolahi |
Jackson Hemopo |
Liam Squire |
Kayne Hammington |
Josh Ioane |
Patelesio Tomkinson |
Tevita Li |
Ray Niuia* |
Tyrel Lomax |
Pari Pari Parkinson |
James Lentjes |
Folau Fakatava* |
Bryn Gatland* |
Teihorangi Walden |
Tevita Nabura |
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Josh Iosefa-Scott* |
Josh Dickson |
Dillon Hunt |
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Richard Buckman |
Josh McKay |
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Ayden Johnstone* |
Jack Whetton* |
Marino Mikaele Tu’u |
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Matt Faddes |
Ben Smith |
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Sef Fa’agase* |
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Shannon Frizell |
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Thomas Umaga-Jensen |
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Elliot Dixon |
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*Debut season for Highlanders in 2019 |
The Highlanders Super Rugby 2019 Schedule is here for every fan who loves this team around the world. Dear all high-landers fans be ready to witness their team playing like 2015 and will win again. All important rivalry between Crusaders VS Highlanders is scheduled on 16 March at home and 12 April is away fixture.
Date |
Against |
Local Time - GMT |
Venue |
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15 Feb |
VS Chiefs |
19:35 - 06:35 |
FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton |
22 Feb |
19:35 - 6:35 |
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
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1 Mar |
19:45 - 08:45 |
AAMI Park, Melbourne |
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8 Mar |
19:35 - 06:35 |
Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
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16 Mar |
19:35 - 06:35 |
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
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22 Mar |
19:35 - 06:35 |
Eden Park, Auckland |
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5 Apr |
19:35 - 6:35 |
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
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12 Apr |
19:35 - 7:35 |
AMI Stadium, Christchurch |
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20 Apr |
19:35 - 07:35 |
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
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27 Apr |
14:15 - 5:15 |
Chichibunomiya Stadium, Tokyo |
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4 May |
19:35 - 07:35 |
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
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11 May |
17:15 - 05:15 |
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
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19 May |
15:05 - 13;05 |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
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25 May |
15:05 - 13;05 |
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
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7 Jun |
19:35 - 07:35 |
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
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14 Jun |
19:35 - 07:35 |
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
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