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Highlanders Super Rugby

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1996 (30 years old)

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Forsyth Barr Stadium

(30,748 Capacity)

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Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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The Highlanders (formerly the Otago Highlanders and currently known as the Speight's Highlanders for sponsorship reasons) is a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Dunedin that compete in Super Rugby. The team was formed in 1996 to represent the lower South Island in the newly formed Super 12 competition, and includes the Otago, North Otago and Southland 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 was Carisbrook in Dunedin, with home games occasionally being played in Invercargill and Queenstown. The Highlanders moved into Carisbrook's replacement, Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza, for the 2012 season; the stadium opened in time for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, but after the Super Rugby season.

They finished the inaugural season eighth, and the following season finished last after winning only three of eleven matches. However, in the 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons they qualified for semi-finals; hosting the 1999 competition final against fellow South Island team the Crusaders. They lost the match 24–19, and the following year were again knocked out by the Crusaders—this time in their semi-final. In the following fifteen seasons they would only finish in the top four once more, in 2002. But in 2015, they were crowned Super Rugby champions after beating the Hurricanes at Westpac Stadium .

Former Highlander, Ben Smith has played a record 129 games for the Highlanders, and thirteen other players have played over 50 games for the team. The Highlanders' highest career points scorer is Lima Sopoaga with 866 points, and highest career try scorer is Waisake Naholo with 45 tries. They are currently coached by Tony Brown and are captained by Ash Dixon and Aaron Smith.
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NumberNameNationalityPositionWage
-Ajay FaleafagaFlag New ZealandFly-half-
-Ayden JohnstoneFlag New ZealandProp-
-Bryn EvansFlag New ZealandLock-
-Caleb TangitauFlag New ZealandWinger-
-Cameron MillarFlag New ZealandFly-half-
-Connor Garden-BachopFlag New ZealandWinger-
-Dan Lienert-BrownFlag New ZealandProp-
-Ethan De GrootFlag New ZealandProp-
-Fabian HollandFlag The NetherlandsLock-
-Fetuli Moe Ata PaeaFlag TongaWinger-
-Finn HurleyFlag New ZealandFull-back-
-Folau FakatavaFlag New ZealandScrum-half-
-Freedom VahaakoloFlag New ZealandWinger-
-Hayden MichaelsFlag New ZealandBack row-
-Henry BellFlag New ZealandHooker-
-Hugh RentonFlag New ZealandBack Row-
-Jack ReganFlag IrelandLock-
-Jack TaylorFlag New ZealandHooker-
-Jacob Ratumaitavuki-KneepkensFlag New ZealandWinger-
-Jake Te HiwiFlag New ZealandCenter-
-James ArscottFlag New ZealandScrum-half-
-James LentjesFlag New ZealandBack Row-
-Jeff ThwaitesFlag New ZealandProp-
-Player cutout Jona NarekiFlag New ZealandWinger-
-Jonah LoweFlag New ZealandWinger-
-Josh BartlettFlag New ZealandProp-
-Josh HohneckFlag New ZealandProp-
-Josh WhaangaFlag New ZealandCenter-
-Kazuki HimenoFlag JapanBack Row-
-Leni ApisaiFlag New ZealandHooker-
-Liam ColtmanFlag New ZealandHooker-
-Liam SquireFlag New ZealandBack Row-
-Lui NaeataFlag TongaBack row-
-Michael MansonFlag New ZealandWinger-
-Mitchell DunsheaFlag New ZealandLock-
-Nathan HastieFlag New ZealandScrum-half-
-Nikora BroughtonFlag New ZealandBack row-
-Oliver HaigFlag ScotlandBack row-
-Ricky JacksonFlag New ZealandHooker-
-Rohan WinghamFlag New ZealandProp-
-Sam GilbertFlag New ZealandWinger-
-Saula Ma'UFlag TongaProp-
-Sean WithyFlag New ZealandBack Row-
-Sefo KautaiFlag New ZealandProp-
-Sione MisiloiFlag New ZealandBack Row-
-Soane VikenaFlag New ZealandHooker-
-Solomona AlaimaloFlag New ZealandCenter-
-Taine RobinsonFlag New ZealandWinger-
-Tanielu Tele'AFlag SamoaCenter-
-Thomas Umaga-JensenFlag New ZealandFull-back-
-Tim O'MalleyFlag New ZealandCenter-
-Timoci TavatavanawaiFlag FijiWinger-
-TK HowdenFlag New ZealandBack row-
-Veveni LasaqaFlag FijiBack row-
-Vilimoni KoroiFlag FijiWinger-
-Will StodartFlag New ZealandLock-
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