Highlanders loose forward Liam Squire piles on the muscle, ready for the tussle MARC HINTONDAVE ROWLAND/GETTY IMAGES Highlanders loose forward Liam Squire says he's worked hard to get into the condition he needs to for 2019. When Liam Squire was on tour with the All Blacks last November his body gave him a fairly firm message every morning he attempted to haul himself out of the pit. The power-packed 23-test All Black did not play his best rugby in 2018, and is the first to admit it. "The body took a hiding last year," the 27-year-old Tasman and Highlanders loose forward told Stuff at Tuesday's Super Rugby season launch media session. Squire feels relaxed about Lima Sopoaga's departure as playmaker, backing Josh Ioane, Bryn Gatland and his old mate Marty Banks to fill the gap.

Source: Stuff February 05, 2019 04:07 UTC