The Highlanders squad for the 2008 season is:
Keith Cameron, Chris King, Jamie Mackintosh, Clint Newland, David Hall, Jason Macdonald, Tom Donnelly, Hoani MacDonald, Isaac Ross, Hayden Triggs, Tim Boys, Craig Newby (captain), Alando Soakai, Stephen Setephano, Ezra Taylor, Adam Thompson, Jimmy Cowan, Toby Morland, Daniel Bowden, Mike Delany, Aaron Bancroft, Johnny Leota, Brett Mather, Niva Ta’auso, Lucky Mulipola, Fetu’u Vainikolo, Paul Williams, James Wilson. With the coach being Glenn Moore.

Predictions

The Highlanders will yet again struggle to compete with the top sides and we would be surprised to see them reach the knock-out stages. We see them finishing much in the same position as last season, 9th.