Highlanders named to play the Chiefs in Dunedin
Jason Rutledge who replaces Andrew Hore in the starting line-up scored against the Chiefs earlier this year. photo by Hannah Johnston /Getty Images.
Highlanders’ Head Coach, Jamie Joseph, has named his team to play the Chiefs at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin tomorrow morning at 9:35am CAT. He has made five changes to the run-on team that played the Crusaders at AMI Stadium a month ago.
Four changes have been made to the Highlanders forward pack with Ma’afu Fia returning to the front row replacing Chris King, who drops to the reserves. Jason Rutledge also starts this week with All Black Andrew Hore joining front row partner King in the reserves. Nick Crosswell starts at lock in place of Josh Bekhuis who started against the Crusaders.
The final change in the forwards is Tim Boys who will start at openside flanker ahead of James Haskell.
In the backs only one change has been made with Kade Poki returning to the starting fifteen on the right wing in place of Kurt Baker.
Highlanders v Chiefs, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin – Friday 29 June, 9:35am CAT.
| 1 | Jamie | Mackintosh (c) |
| 2 | Jason | Rutledge |
| 3 | Ma’afu | Fia |
| 4 | Jarrad | Hoeata |
| 5 | Nick | Crosswell |
| 6 | Adam | Thomson |
| 7 | Tim | Boys |
| 8 | Nasi | Manu |
| 9 | Aaron | Smith |
| 10 | Chris | Noakes |
| 11 | Hosea | Gear |
| 12 | Phil | Burleigh |
| 13 | Tamati | Ellison |
| 14 | Kade | Poki |
| 15 | Ben | Smith |
| Reserves | ||
| 16 | Andrew | Hore |
| 17 | Chris | King |
| 18 | Josh | Bekhuis |
| 19 | James | Haskell |
| 20 | Jimmy | Cowan |
| 21 | Mike | Delany |
| 22 | Buxton | Popoali’i |
Head Coach – Jamie Joseph, Assistant Coach – Simon Culhane, Manager – Leicester Rutledge
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