So Close, But More Heartache

HIGHLANDERS 26 WARATAHS 25

Elsom's Judgement: Our Defence Rests

WALLABIES back-rower Rocky Elsom always talks straight. And in an interview in tomorrow night's NSW-Highlanders match program, he explains that a prime reason the Waratahs have slumped down the Super 14 ladder is that their defence strategy has gone astray. Elsom told interviewer Dirk Wolfgang: "We aren't going to make the final, and people aren't going to remember who finished around us, but the pride we can take out of it is that pride in our defensive line, which we'd really lost. I think we ...

Hayman Duel Is Ultimate Test For Dunning

WARATAHS prop Matt Dunning knows full well what is at stake in his battle tomorrow night against Highlanders tighthead Carl Hayman.