Highlanders
Highlights
Sharks v. Highlanders
19 March 2005
Durban, South Africa
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Highlanders continue to
move forward with a win over the Sharks. The final score was
Highlanders 43 - Sharks 7.
Here's a
scoring summary from AllBlacks.com:
Scorers
Highlanders.
Tries: Jimmy
Cowan, Mapusua, James Ryan, Ben Blair (3). Conversions: Blair (5). Penalties:
Blair.
Sharks.
Tries: Charl
van Rensburg. Conversions: Herkie Kruger.
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Super 12 Standings
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
BP1 |
BP2 |
PTS |
| Waratahs |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
126 |
49 |
3 |
0 |
19 |
| Brumbies |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
109 |
88 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
| Crusaders |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
171 |
93 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
| Hurricanes |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
110 |
86 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
| Highlanders |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
96 |
53 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
| Blues |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
76 |
88 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| Stormers |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
71 |
75 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| Cats |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
103 |
136 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Reds |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
69 |
107 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Chiefs |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
49 |
104 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Bulls |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
57 |
79 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Sharks |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
55 |
134 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Source:
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Planet Rugby covered
the game on its live scoring site and here's the link if you'd like to look
over their commentary:
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Highlanders Headlines:
Blair Inspires Highlanders
to Win (AllBlacks.com):
Highlanders Thump Shocking
Sharks (Planet Rugby):
Highlanders Skin Sharks (Scrum.com):
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25 March 2005
5:00 p.m.
Cats v. Highlanders
Johannesburg,
South Africa
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This is an older article
from last year, but in case you missed it, it is a really fun read about
Anton Oliver's visit to France while playing for the All Blacks last fall.
He talks about his myriad interests and his activities while in Paris:
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I couldn't resist saying
congratulations to Wales for winning a Grand Slam in Six Nations rugby this
weekend. They have worked hard to rebuild their team and I for one was
glad to see it pay off so beautifully in this year's Six Nations Tournament:
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