Super Rugby 2015 Semi-Final: Waratahs vs Highlanders – Live Game Article

Published 27 June 2015 | By grootblousmile

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The Waratahs and Highlanders did battle in a Semi-Final of Super Rugby 2015 at

Allianz Stadium, Sydney at 11:55 SA Time (19:55 AEST, 21:55 NZ Time, 09:55 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Waratahs:

  • Penalties – Bernard Foley (4)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Rob Horne (1)
  • Conversions – 0

Highlanders:

  • Penalties – Lima Sopoaga (1)
  • Drop Goals – Lima Sopoaga (1)
  • Tries – Aaron Smith (1), Richard Buckman (1), Waisake Naholo (1), Penalty Try (1), Patrick Osborne (1)
  • Conversions – Lima Sopoaga (2)

Teams:

Waratahs
Highlanders
27 June at 11:55 SA Time
  • Team: 15 Israel Folau, 14 Taqele Naiyaravoro, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Matt Carraro, 11 Rob Horne, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Jacques Potgieter, 5 David Dennis (Captain), 4 Will Skelton, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson
  • Replacements from: 16 Tolu Latu, 17 Jeremy Tilse, 18 Paddy Ryan, 19 Mitchell Chapman, 20 Stephen Hoiles, 21 Patrick McCutcheon, 22 Brendan Mckibbin, 23 Peter Betham
  • Team: 15 Ben Smith (Co-captain), 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Richard Buckman, 11 Patrick Osborne, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu (Co-captain), 7 James Lentjes, 6 Elliot Dixon, 5 Mark Reddish, 4 Alex Ainley, 3 Josh Hohneck, 2 Liam Coltman, 1 Brendon Edmonds
  • Replacements: 16 Ash Dixon, 17 Daniel Lienert-Brown, 18 Ross Geldenhuys, 19 Joe Wheeler, 20 Gareth Evans, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Trent Renata, 23 Shaun Treeby

Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Lees (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)

157 Responses to Super Rugby 2015 Semi-Final: Waratahs vs Highlanders – Live Game Article

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  • 151

    Te Rangatira on 27 June 2015 at 8:41 pm

    @ Tassies:
    Hi Tassies
    I’m with you too in liking the way the Highlanders play their Rugby…highly entertaining with that spirit that comes from an underdog status… All the best to them…going to be tough..

  • 152

    Tassies on 27 June 2015 at 9:32 pm

    @ Te Rangatira: Yeah but today they played clever rugby. It was actually a strategy built around kicking but you wouldn’t have though so looking at the scoreboard and tries scored. Over here we were very impressed. Dof your beanie to Mr Joseph(sir).

  • 153

    Te Rangatira on 27 June 2015 at 10:26 pm

    @ Tassies:
    Yeah…I’m impressed too by their tactical awareness…
    Also Sponge…who is one of the best running first fives in Nz…but has come on in leaps and bounds with his tactical kicking game…but playing outside Aaron Smith with that nice clean service makes a difference.

  • 154

    Te Rangatira on 27 June 2015 at 10:26 pm

    Sapoanga not Sponge

  • 155

    Tassies on 27 June 2015 at 10:35 pm

    @ Te Rangatira: New Zealand is very fortunate to have this young man in its ranks. Any first five is going to have a field day playing outside him.

  • 156

    MacroPolo on 28 June 2015 at 2:15 pm

    IAAS wrote:

    @ Ben-die-Bul:
    Interesting that HM must have resolved the Frans Steyn contract issue.
    But for Flip to rule himself out in a WC year doesn’t make sense.

    Since my eyes have opened up about Victor… I just remember last year when Flip was the Bulls “captain” and Vic almost pushed flip out of the way when the referee was talking to the “captain”… I think one of the reasons Flip left is because he is fed up of this shit… Last year must have been humiliating.

  • 157

    nortie on 28 June 2015 at 2:24 pm

    156 @ MacroPolo:
    Maybe Spies felt the same this year as Flip felt last year?

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