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Article: Testing time for new Waratahs pivot
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- The Press
- Article date:
- April 7, 2006
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New Waratah Daniel Halangahu can expect to have some questions
posed to him at Jade Stadium tonight.
In the absence of injured Wallabies star Mat Rogers, Halangahu
starts at first five- eighths against the Crusaders in what promises
to be the biggest Super 14 match of his short professional career.
With last year's pivot Lachlan MacKay now aligned with the Western
Force and the diminutive Tim Donnelly on the outer, the 22-year-old
newcomer has been thrust into the hot seat.
First-five Dan Carter said the Crusaders would be eager to test
Halangahu to see how he copes.
"It's always like a test match these games, especially when it's a
top-of-the-table one," Carter said. "And we'll be ...