SUPER RUGBY MEDIA GUIDE 2014 HIGHLANDERS 193 ELLIOT DIXON @MaoriGC Position: No. 8 Physical: 193cm/110kg Date of Birth: 4 September 1989 Place of Birth: Christchurch, NZL Super Rugby Caps: 15 Super Rugby Points: 10 Super Rugby Debut: Round 5, 2012 vs Brumbies, Canberra Test Caps: 0 Test Points: 0 Test Debut – Elliot Dixon was unlucky to sustain an elbow injury at the start of the 2011 Highlanders’ campaign and did not make his debut for the southern franchise until the early weeks of the following season. In 2011, the No. 8 played every ITM Cup match for Southland including the Ranfurly Shield triumph against Canterbury. Dixon continued an impressive career at the back of the Southland scrum in the 2013 ITM Cup and he will bring this outstanding form into the 2014 Highlanders pack. He saw 485 minutes of action across 13 Super Rugby appearances last season, scoring a pair of tries. JASON EMERY @JasonEmery13 Position: Centre Physical: 174cm/92kg Date of Birth: 21 September 1993 Place of Birth: Tauranga, NZL Super Rugby Caps: 11 Super Rugby Points: 5 Super Rugby Debut: Round 5, 2013 vs Hurricanes, Dunedin Test Caps: 0 Test Points: 0 Test Debut – Jason Emery debuted for the Highlanders as a 19-year-old in 2013 which came off the back of a blistering Junior World Championship campaign in 2012, earning New Zealand Rugby’s Age Grade Player of the Year Award. He has been impressive in the Turbos’ midfield since making his provincial debut against Wellington in 2012 and will continue with the Highlanders for his second season of Super Rugby in 2014. Emery played 544 minutes in 11 Super Rugby appearances last season, scoring one try and beating 16 defenders.
2014 Super Rugby Media Guide
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