The Gordon Hunter Memorial Trophy is on the line for the match tomorrow night and the Highlanders want to retain it. These days the trophy is only at stake when the match is played at the home of the holder. The Highlanders and the Blues clashed three weeks ago at Eden Park, but that match was not for the trophy, as it is held by the Highlanders. The trophy used to be on the line in every game played between the teams when they clashed once a season, but this was changed after 2011, when New Zealand teams played each other home and away every year. Highlanders coach Tony Brown said Hunter, a former coach of Otago and the Highlanders’ first coach, brought the best out of players.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 06, 2017 18:05 UTC