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Super Rugby: Highlanders start Josh Ioane as injury curse hits Connor Garden-Bachop – Stuff.co.nz
Highlanders coach Tony Brown concedes season-ending injuries have put his side ‘under real pressure’ as they prepare to face the Blues.
Josh Ioane has forced his way back into the Highlanders starting XV on the back of an outstanding 30 minutes in the Highlanders loss to the Chiefs last Saturday.
Head coach Tony Brown has handed Ioane the No 15 jersey in one of several changes to the 23-man squad following a disappointing performance in Dunedin.
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Connor Garden-Bachop has been ruled out for the rest of the season.
However, the Highlanders injury curse has struck yet again, with the impressive Connor Garden-Bachop…
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