Sam Gilbert did a ‘Jordie Barrett’ in Queenstown during the Highlanders’ 33-24 win over Moana Pasifika. Gilbert started at fullback but moved to second five-eighths for the second half of the game. Coach Clarke Dermody said the inside position was ‘a bit foreign’ for him, but he had handled it well. Highlanders 33 (Jonah Lowe 2, Sam Gilbert, Shannon Frizell, Mitch Hunt tries; Sam Gilbert 4 con) Moana Pasifika 24 (William Havili, Danny Toala, Mahonri Ngakuru, Michael Curry tries; Christian Leali’ifano 2 con). He saw his side race to a 21-0 lead after an explosive 13 minutes to start the game.

Source: Stuff February 18, 2023 03:03 UTC