Highlanders bench Cowan
Wednesday 9 April 2008 10:40, UK
The Highlanders have named scrum-half Jimmy Cowan on the bench for the Super 14 clash against the Sharks in Dunedin on Friday.
In-form scrum-half replaced by Morland
The Highlanders have named in-form scrum-half Jimmy Cowan on the bench for the Super 14 clash against the Sharks in Dunedin on Friday. Toby Morland gets a rare start in place of Cowan and is joined by Niva Ta'auso in the Highlanders run-on side, who takes over centre duties from the injured Brett Mather. Hoani MacDonald switches from six to four and Chris King will start in place of Jamie Mackintosh. The Highlanders finally picked up their first win of the 2008 Super 14 season against the Lions and will be looking for another solid performance against the second-placed Sharks. Highlanders: 15 Paul Williams, 14 Matt Saunders, 13 Niva Ta'auso, 12 Johnny Leota, 11 Fetu'u Vainikolo, 10 James Wilson, 9 Toby Morland, 8 Craig Newby (c), 7 Tim Boys, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Hoani MacDonald, 3 Clint Newland, 2 Jason Macdonald, 1 Chris King.Replacements: 16 David Hall, 17 Jamie Mackintosh/Keith Cameron, 18 Isaac Ross, 19 Hayden Triggs, 20 Jimmy Cowan, 21 Daniel Bowden, 22 Aaron Bancroft
