- Video
-
Club Roar
Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? We want to see it!Content Collections
The Roar Community
- Join
- Login
The New South Wales Waratahs will look to keep their season alive against the mean and newly green Highlanders tonight at 7:40pm, in what shapes as a finals-come-early clash for both teams. Join us for live scores and blog of the Round 17 Waratahs vs Highlanders.
With lights out for the loser, it’s all to play for tonight for seventh vs eighth on the table.
The Waratahs are back from tough South African away games, with bonus point defeats to their (partial) credit but a real sense of desperation about them.
The Highlanders have fallen from their top-six position after home game losses to the Lions and the Western Force despite leading the latter for large parts of the game.
The Waratahs welcome back Wycliff Paul and skipper Phil Waugh, as well as Lachie Turner and prop Benn Robinson, who were able to prove their fitness late on the eve of the match.
There are five new faces in the Highlanders starting team, the most prominent being Aaron Smith who comes in for the benched Jimmy Cowan.
NSW Waratahs lineup:
15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Tom Carter, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Sosene Anesi, 10 Daniel Halangahu, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Phil Waugh, 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Sitaleki Timani, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson. Reserves: 16 John Ulugia, 17 Jeremy Tilse, 18 Pat O’Connor, 19 Chris Alcock, 20 Hugh Perrett, 21 Josh Holmes, 22 Atieli Pakalani.
IN: Palu, Waugh, Dennis, Tilse, Holmes
OUT: Mowen, Alcock, Douglas, Ryan, McKibbin
HIGHLANDERS lineup:
15 Ben Smith, 14 Kade Poki, 13 Kendrick Lynn, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Siale Piutau, 10 Tony Brown, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 3 Bronson Murray, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh. Reserves: 16 Mo Schwalger, 17 Chris King, 18 Nick Crosswell, 19 John Hardie, 20 Jimmy Cowan, 21 Robbie Robinson 22 Telusa Veainu.
IN: Brown, A Smith, Soakai, Murray, Rutledge, Veainu.
OUT: Sopoaga, Cowan, Hardie, King, Schwalger, Donnelly.
Waratahs v Highlanders at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, kickoff 7.40pm AEST.
Head to Head: Played 15, Waratahs 11, Highlanders 4.
In Sydney: Played 7, Waratahs 5, Highlanders 2.
Last clash: Round 12 2010 – Highlanders 26 d NSW Waratahs 10 at Rugby Park Stadium.
Betting: NSW Waratahs $1.39 Highlanders $3.10.
Join all the live action banter, with live blogging starting from 7:30pm.
Join The Roar rugby editor Christy Doran, former Wallaby Matt Toomua and a cast of regular and special guests as they look at the biggest issues in the game on The Roar Rugby Podcast. If you’re looking for great odds on the next game check out Aussie bookmaker PlayUp. Chances are you’re about to lose. Set a deposit limit.