Landers rotate pack for Bulls

Landers rotate pack for Bulls

18 May 2012

The Highlanders have made four changes to their starting line-up for their match against the Bulls in Dunedin on Saturday.

Three changes are up among the forwards as skipper Jamie Mackintosh returns to the lead his troops. The captain was rested against the Hurricanes last week, and he takes Chris King’s place at loosehead prop. Hooker Jason Rutledge is another change in the front row as All Black Andrew Hore is relegated to the bench.

Flank Tim Boys comes into the loose trio as Nick Crosswell shifts to lock. This sees Josh Beckhuis drop to the reserves and he is bracketed with Hoani MacDonald.

There is one change in the backline. Flyhalf Mike Delany will spearhead the Highlanders with Chris Noakes on the wood.

Highlanders – 15 Ben Smith, 14 Siale Piutau, 13 Tamati Ellison, 12 Phil Burleigh, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Mike Delany, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Tim Boys, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Nick Crosswell, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 3 Ma’afu Fia, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (c).
Subs: 16 Andrew Hore, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Hoani MacDonald/Josh Bekhuis, 19 Scott Fuglistaller, 20 Jimmy Cowan, 21 Chris Noakes, 22 Kenny Lynn.


10 Comments

  • 1.Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 07:32 am

    this is going to be a tough game for the pink cows
    they have spies so they are playing with 14 men effectively

  • 2.BULLET: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 07:48 am

    Who makes less of an impact on the field, Spies or Kankowski?

  • 3.houston, we have a problem...: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 08:06 am

    @BULLET(BULLET)-2:
    i was going to say spies or daniel,
    but that’ll do.

  • 4.John Galt: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 08:28 am

    @houston, we have a problem…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-3:
    Daniel?

    Are you farken crazy. He puts players twice his size on their arse. Hard as nails and never shys away from the rough stuff.

  • 5.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 08:43 am

    if the Landers get it right they can hurt the bulls at scrum time, the Tahs mangled that Bulls scrum, destroyed it!

  • 6.houston, we have a problem...: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 08:54 am

    @John Galt(John Galt)-4:
    with all due respect, if i was to choose between the lesser of two evils…. i would choose spies.

  • 7.Beast: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:25 am

    The landers are hoping to disrupt the Bulls at scrum time. This will leave them wanting at linenout time and leave them exposed if the game becomes looser. I am banking on Bjorn Basson to take advantage of this christmas gift with Sadie, JJ and Kirsh chipping in.

  • 8.stew: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 13:41 pm

    Come on the Highlanders ! the Canes have let me down not you too.

  • 9.Horings: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 17:13 pm

    @Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-1: Well then they have played with 14 men since the start of the season and won most of their games. Why will this game be harder? When the wheels started to fall off for the Highlanders last season they lost against the Lions in NZ. I think the Bulls are getting them at the perfect time of the season.

  • 10.shooter: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 17:48 pm

    @stew(stew)-8: You’ve let yourself down, tragically, by not choosing the Bulls.

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