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The Play – Off Picture<\/strong><\/p>\n The Highlanders have played the Waratahs 24 times in Super rugby since 1996 and the Highlanders have won 9 matches, lost 15 times and drawn none.<\/span><\/p>\n The Highlanders 9 wins out of 24 matches gives them a record of winning 38% of their matches against the Waratahs regardless of venue.<\/span><\/p>\n This weekend the match will be played at Invercargill which is effectively home for the Highlanders and the venue where the teams have met just once before.<\/span><\/p>\n In that one match played at Invercargill, the Highlanders won 26-10 and this was in 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n In general terms, the Highlanders have had home advantage over the Waratahs 11 times and they have won 5 and lost six times. This gives the Highlanders a record of winning 46% of their matches against the Waratahs at home.<\/span><\/p>\n The average score when the Highlanders play the Waratahs at home is : Highlanders 22 Waratahs 22.<\/span><\/p>\n The Highlanders have won the last four matches against the Waratahs at home and that includes the 2010 match at Invercargill. The last time the Waratahs beat the Highlanders away from home was in 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n Average score:<\/strong>\u00a0Highlanders 21 Waratahs 26<\/span><\/p>\n Last five results\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> Highlanders overall record against the Waratahs Teams<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Highlanders<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 1.Ayden Johnstone, 2.Liam Coltman, 3.Tyrel Lomax, 4.Jackson Hemopo, 5.Tom Franklin, 6.Liam Squire, 7.James Lentjes, 8.Luke Whitelock (c), 9.Aaron Smith, 10. Josh Ioane, 11 Tevita Li, 12. Teihorangi Walden,13. Rob Thompson, 14. Waisake Naholo,15. Josh McKay<\/span><\/p>\n Replacements<\/strong>: 16. Ash Dixon, 17. Daniel Lienert-Brown,18. Siate Tokolahi, 19. Josh Dickson, 20. Shannon Frizell, 21. Kayne Hammington,22. Marty Banks, 23. Elliot Dixon<\/span><\/p>\n Waratahs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 15 Alex Newsome, 14 Cam Clark, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Lalakai Foketi, 11 Curtis Rona, 10 Mack Mason, 9 Nick Phipps (c), 8 Michael Wells, 7 Will Miller, 6 Hugh Sinclair, 5 Tom Staniforth, 4 Ned Hanigan, 3 Tom Robertson, 2 Damien Fitzpatrick, 1 Harry Johnson-Holmes<\/span><\/p>\n Replacements<\/strong>: 16 Andrew Tuala, 17 Rory O\u2019Connor, 18 Shambeckler Vui, 19 Ryan McCauley, 20 Jed Holloway, 21 Jack Dempsey, 22 Jake Gordon, 23 Tautalatasi Tasi<\/span><\/p>\n Match Officials and details The Play – Off Picture The NSW Waratahs picked up a 41-12 win over the Highlanders in their last regular season meeting in Super Rugby, snapping a three-game losing streak in such fixtures. The Highlanders have won their last four Super Rugby games on the bounce when hosting the NSW Waratahs, despite trailing at half-time…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37479,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Super Rugby Preview:\r\nHighlanders v Waratahs (14\/06\/19)\r\n#HIGvWAR #SUPERRUGBY\r\n\r\nMatch Preview \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/wp.me\/p9yf19-9Kr\r\n\r\nVisit \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/allthingsrugby.store\r\n\"Your Store to Support Your Team\"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4841,4932,4832,4852],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlanders","category-latest-news","category-super-rugby","category-waratahs"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/fgrte.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9yf19-9Kr","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37508,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby\/2019\/06\/super-rugby-result-highlanders-49-v-12-waratahs-14-06-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":37475,"position":0},"title":"Super Rugby Result : Highlanders 49 v 12 Waratahs (14\/06\/19)","author":"rr_admin","date":"June 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Highlanders pounced on every little mistake made by the Waratahs to cruise to a comfortable 49-12 win at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin in Super Rugby on Friday. 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\nSat, 21 Jul 2018 Elim: Highlanders 23 v 30 Waratahs @Sydney<\/span>
\nSat, 19 May 2018 Highlanders 12 v 41 Waratahs @Sydney<\/span>
\nSat, 27 May 2017 Highlanders 44 v 28 Waratahs @Dunedin<\/span>
\nFri, 18 Mar 2016 Highlanders 30 v 26 Waratahs @Sydney<\/span>
\nSat, 27 Jun 2015 Semi: Highlanders 35 v 17 Waratahs @Sydney<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Played 24 , Wins 9 , Losses 15 , Draws 0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nDate :<\/strong>\u00a0Friday 14 June<\/span>
\nVenue\u00a0<\/strong>:\u00a0Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill<\/span>
\nKick Off local<\/strong>: 19:35<\/span>
\nReferee<\/strong>: Mike Fraser<\/span>
\nAssistant Ref 1<\/strong>:Brendon Pickerill<\/span>
\nAssistant Ref 2<\/strong>: James Munro<\/span>
\nTMO<\/strong>\u00a0: Glenn Newman<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emailSig.jpg?resize=577%2C150&ssl=1\")
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