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The embodiment of a Highlanders man
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The embodiment of a Highlanders man
Ash Dixon was in many ways the ultimate symbol of the modern Highlanders man.
30 Greatest Highlanders
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Immense power, technical expertise a potent mix
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Immense power, technical expertise a potent mix
Ethan de Groot is quite at home in the dark places.
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Reliable midfielder brought the complete package
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Reliable midfielder brought the complete package
There were plenty of midfielders who were bigger than John Leslie.
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How we picked the greatest Highlanders
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How we picked the greatest Highlanders
Who are the 30 greatest Highlanders?
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Lock had almost no flaws in his game
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Lock had almost no flaws in his game
Tom Donnelly had the perfect nickname.
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Consistently excellent lineout king
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Consistently excellent lineout king
Some Highlanders are obviously and immediately great.
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From ‘out of my depth’ to a Landers locking legend
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From ‘out of my depth’ to a Landers locking legend
Former Otago Daily Times rugby writer Steve Hepburn, as he so often did, had a lovely line to describe the latest entrant in our 30 Greatest Highlanders series.
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Prince of midfielders who could do it all
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Prince of midfielders who could do it all
There were times when it seemed as if Pita Alatini flew slightly under the radar in a Highlanders team crammed with star All Blacks, cult heroes and beloved entertainers.
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Evans dazzled with sensational turn of foot
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Evans dazzled with sensational turn of foot
They called him Snapper for his great love of fishing.
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‘One of the great entertainers of New Zealand rugby’
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‘One of the great entertainers of New Zealand rugby’
This bloke is No 29 in the Otago Daily Times’ 30 Greatest Highlanders series but he would be No 1 if we ranked the team’s greatest nicknames.
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Dutchman makes giant impact
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Dutchman makes giant impact
Do not even try to label this recency bias.