There are hallmarks of Joseph's 2015 Super Rugby champions in his newly assembled crop of a decade later.
The Highlanders have made a significant announcement before the new season with Jamie Joseph taking over as head coach.
The Highlanders only won four out of 15 matches in 2022 but if Will Tucker has his way the southerners won't be easy beats in 2023.
Current and former Highlanders stars have opened up on how the franchise went wrong in their dismal 2013 Super Rugby campaign.
As the Highlanders prepare to return to Melbourne for the final round of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific Season, they know they have a very specific job to do
Biarritz president Jean-Baptiste Aldige has branded the current promotion format to the Top 14 from Pro D2 as tears and blood, a business made on human misery.
An Argentine scrum-half, a Wallabies centre, an All Blacks back-rower and an Irish prop head a stellar cast signed by Biarritz for the Top 14.
New All Blacks prop Ethan de Groot has sent a message to aspiring rugby players from Southland, and their parents, following his inclusion in Ian Foster's New Zealand squad.
With just two years left on his contract, Aaron Smith's playing days with the Highlanders are numbered, but that hasn't stopped him from looking to establish a pathway of success at the franchise long beyond his years.
With the new Super Rugby campaign just hours away from kick-off, we look at three key match-ups that could define the opening round of the season.