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Sunwolves vs Highlanders: Super Rugby live scores

26th April, 2019
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Sunwolves

0

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Highlanders

52

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Sunwolves

0

Match Complete

Highlanders

52

63S. Tomkinson
60B. Gatland
59R. Thompson
52J. Ioane
51T. Li
32J. Ioane
31L. Coltman
20J. Ioane
19J. Ioane
13T. Li
12J. Ioane
11T. Lomax
5J. Ioane
4T. Franklin

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Tries
8
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6
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Penalty Goals
0
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Field Goals
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The Sunwolves are anchored to the bottom of the Super Rugby table, and while mathematical hopes of finals still exits, realistic ones are dusted as they look to be competitive against a desperate Highlanders outfit. Join The Roar for live scores of the match from 8pm (AEDT).

As mentioned, the Japanese outfit have been right up against it throughout the 2019 Super Rugby season, and given they will cease to exist at the end of the 2020 season, have very little to play for.

However, the two wins they have scored this year should fill them with some sort of hope that they might be able to pick up a rare win here and send the Highlanders spiralling backwards in the race to play finals rugby in a couple of months time.

The Sunwolves will need their defence to be on a much stronger level than it has been all year if they hope to pick up the win here though.

It’s a problem which has plagued the club right throughout their history, and if they can’t improve discipline, lineout wins and defence on the goal line here, the Highlanders might march all over them.

The biggest problem for the home side might be the desperation of the ‘Landers, who are on 18 points and sitting fourth in the New Zealand conference, with their finals hopes by way of a wildcard spot relying on a strong second half of the season at this point.

They come into the game having worryingly lost three of their last four, and while it was a win last weekend over the Blues, their control over games has been lacking in the last month, and will be something they need to address if there are genuine hopes of making the top eight.

Prediction
The Highlanders are the better team on paper and while they have struggled at times this season and are on the road, it’d be something of a surprise to see them not get the better of the Japanese outfit.

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Highlanders by 10.

Be sure to join The Roar for live scores of the match from 8pm (AEDT) and don’t forget to add a comment in the section below, as all the action unfolds in Japan on Friday evening.

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