Wellington, March 18 NZPA - Key players Adam Thomson and Michael Hobbs return from internal suspension among a remarkable nine changes to the Highlanders starting side to face the Sharks in their Super 14 rugby match at Dunedin on Saturday.

Wellington, March 18 NZPA - Highlanders team named today to play the Sharks in a Super 14 rugby match at Dunedin on Saturday:

Wellington, March 12 NZPA - Updated Super 14 rugby teams for fifth round matches this weekend (NZ times):-

FRIDAY

Chiefs v Crusaders, Hamilton, 7.35pm

Wellington, March 11 NZPA - Highlanders team named today for a Super 14 rugby match against the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Sunday morning (NZT):-

By Peter Martinez of NZPA

Wellington, March 5 NZPA - The Highlanders are bracing for a pack attack from the Stormers with the return from injury of their captain Schalk Burger and hefty young prop Wicus Blaauw for the Super 14 rugby match at Cape Town on Sunday morning (NZT).

Wellington, March 4 NZPA - The Highlanders will field an unchanged starting team to face the Stormers in their Super 14 rugby match at Cape Town on Sunday morning (NZT).

Wellington, March 4 NZPA - The Highlanders team to play the Stormers in their Super 14 rugby match at Cape Town this Sunday (0405 NZT).

Sydney, Feb 25 NZPA - Raw Southland flanker John Hardie has been handed a challenging first-up assignment -- a maiden Super 14 rugby start against a Springbok-laden loose forward trio in Bloemfontein early Sunday (NZT).

Auckland, Feb 25 NZPA - The Highlanders' team named today for their Super 14 rugby match against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, on Sunday morning (NZT):

Wellington, Feb 17 NZPA -

Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder was not playing the underdog card when he lavished praise on his team's opponent, the Queensland Reds, in the second round of the Super 14 rugby competition in Brisbane on Friday night.