Highlanders (Rugby) - Highlanders Rugby Union Players, History of the Highlanders, Jimmy Cowan, Jeff Wilson, Anton Oliver, Pita Alatini (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Highlanders rugby union players, History of the Highlanders, Jimmy Cowan, Jeff Wilson, Anton Oliver, Pita Alatini, Marc Ellis, Seru Rabeni, Simon Maling, Tony Brown, Vilimoni Delasau, Taine Randell, Nick Evans, Pelu Taele, Carl Hayman, Adam Thomson, Byron Kelleher, Alando Soakai, Joe McDonnell, Brendan Laney, Israel Dagg, Robbie Robinson, Josh Blackie, Jayden Hayward, Michael Hobbs, Ryan Nicholas, Aaron Smith, Fetu'u Vainikolo, Craig Newby, Richard Kahui, Ben Blair, David Hall, Lucky Mulipola, Siale Piutau, Willie Walker, Sean Romans, Toby Morland, Hale T-Pole, Elliot Dixon, Kane Thompson, Jason Shoemark, Seilala Mapusua, Viliame Waqaseduadua, Jamie Mackintosh, Danny Lee, Carl Hoeft, Josh Bekhuis, Aaron Bancroft, Callum Bruce, James Wilson, Tom Donnelly, Jason Kawau, Glen Horton, Tim Boys, Brad Fleming, Charlie Hore. Excerpt: The Highlanders (formerly known as Otago Highlanders) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Dunedin that compete in Super Rugby. The franchise represents the North Otago, Otago and Southland provincial Rugby unions. The Highlanders take their name from the Scottish immigrants that helped found the Otago, North Otago, and Southland regions in the 1840s and 1850s. Their main ground through the 2011 Super Rugby season is Carisbrook in Dunedin, with home games occasionally being played in Invercargill and Queenstown. The Highlanders will move into Carisbrook's replacement, Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza, starting with the 2012 season; the stadium is scheduled to open in time for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, but after the Super Rugby season. The franchise was formed in 1996 to represent the lower South Island in the newly formed Super 12 competition. They finished the inaugural season eighth, and the following season finished last after winning only three of eleven matches....