Winger Taniela Filimone scored a try double on debut, as the Highlanders escaped the Super Rugby Pacific cellar with a 43-20 win over Fijian Drua at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium. Filimone needed ...

HIGHLANDERS (1-15): Ethan de Groot, Henry Bell, Sosefo Kautai, Will Stodart, Fabian Holland, Oliver Haig, Veveni Lasaqa, Hugh Renton (co-c), Folau Fakatava, Cameron Millar, Jona Nareki ...

The Highlanders have named a strong lineup, which includes four Fijian heritage players, including co-captain Timoci Tavatavanawai. He is joined by Jona Nareki, Veveni Lasaqa and Jacob ...

and Timoci Tavatavanawai, who will start at second five-eighth. Coach Jamie Joseph says they had a challenging tour to Australia in terms of results but the players are glad to be back in Dunedin ...

At the halfway point of the SMARTECH Super Rugby Pacific season, there's a new leader in the Player of the Year voting in Moana Pasifika captain Ardie Savea. Savea was one of several superstars to ...

Viveni Lasaqa 8. Sean Withy 9. Nathan Hastie 10. Taine Robinson 11. Jona Nareki 12. Timoci Tavatavanawai (c) 13. Thomas Umaga-Jensen 14. Caleb Tangitau 15. Sam Gilbert. Bench: 16. Jack Taylor 17.

His work to stop Timoci Tavatavanawai was sensational and it keeps him firmly in the contest to start against the Lions in a position which seemed locked up by Fraser McReight six months ago.