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Cam Miller to start for Highlanders against the Brumbies

By Ben Smith
Cameron Miller poses during the Highlanders headshots session on November 25, 2021 in Dunedin, New Zealand. (Photo by Joe Allison/Getty Images)

The Highlanders have opted to start kicking ace Cam Miller for their crunch quarter-final against the Brumbies in Canberra.

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Over the last few weeks of the season Ajay Faleafaga was handed the No 10 jersey but after not getting the results the side has gone back to the trusty hand of Cam Miller who is renown for his out-of-hand kicking.

After fielding a team full of youngsters last week, they have put forward their strongest possible line-up with the usual outside backs taking their places outside Miller.

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The men from the south will be looking for against the odds victory with the Brumbies winning 11 of their last 12 Super Rugby Pacific clashes.

They have also won their last three against the Highlanders, presenting a tough challenge for Clarke Dermody’s team.

“They have a strong home record and we will need to be at our best to challenge a team that has been a model of consistency all year,” the head coach said.

“We’ve had a good preparation week and are excited by the challenge that finals footy offers.”

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The Highlanders have a poor record in Australia, winning just one of their last nine across the ditch. In their last attempt they were shut out 31-0 by the Reds.

Highlanders v Brumbies – 7:35pm AEST (9:35pm NZT) Saturday 8th June, GIO Stadium, Canberra

  1. Ethan de Groot (CC)
  2. Henry Bell
  3. Jermaine Ainsley
  4. Mitch Dunshea
  5. Fabian Holland
  6. Oliver Haig
  7. Sean Withy
  8. Billy Harmon (CC)
  9. Folau Fakatava
  10. Cameron Millar
  11. Jona Nareki
  12. Sam Gilbert
  13. Tanielu Tele’a
  14. Timoci Tavatavanawai
  15. Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

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16. Jack Taylor
17. Daniel Lienert-Brown
18. Saula Ma’u
19. Max Hicks
20. Nikora Broughton
21. James Arscot
22. Jake Te Hiwi
23. Finn Hurley

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JW 1 hour ago
Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?

France is great for the game, theres no doubt it, but 'rugby' is not you're wife. You are not earning 'interest' with her, or Rugby, to leave her for a weekend and do you're own thing. You simply cannot go on openly calling these French developmental sides... France (speaking of previous years obviously, we'll have to wait and see what next years side is).


That there is such a league to attract all types of talent from over the world is wonderful, I wish rugby locally here had the capability to do the same. That they get a professional environment, to focus fully on their own development, while experiencing the joy's of a good rugby community only help to strengthen the game.


What is France going to do when these players can obtain that experience in their own country, when a Madrid team has the ability to compete with Stade Francais, pulling in their own big names and using the Spanish national side as the basis for majority the of their squad? I think some of these nations are already getting near the ability, and all it would take is some backing for a new league and owners (to branch off with say South Africa into their own tournament) before this talent pool of yours (and your french 'contribution' to rugby dry's up).


Will France fight it? Will they help promote this new European league? Will they look at a transition that trys to catapult off rugby's success in France and increase participation to other areas of the population and demographics? How much of France to you actually think the game of rugby penetrates now? How much could it contribute to that if France went on tour defeating the All Blacks, Springboks, and Wallabies in successive years for the first grand slam of the south?

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