Burns kicked another penalty to give the Highlanders a slim lead at the break. The sides then traded tries, Jona Nareki’s effort answered by Jahrome Brown and Daniel Lienert-Brown’s answered by Darcy Swain. It was a scratchy start from both sides, but the Highlanders had the better of the early play and opened the scoring through a Burns penalty.īut their issues in exiting started immediately as the Brumbies were on the attack straight away and scored the first try through a strong Len Ikitau effort. They will be back in New Zealand for their final three games, two at home against the Rebels and Reds, before visiting the Blues in the final round of the regular season. They are, however, just three points outside of the top eight and the Highlanders now head into the final three weeks needing to put their best foot forward to sneak into the postseason. It was an important game for both sides, with the Brumbies looking to maintain their place in the top four down the final stretch of the season, while the Highlanders are at risk of missing the playoffs.Ĭonceding three tries in the final 20 minutes not only proved costly in the game, but also on the ladder for the Highlanders as they saw their record fall to 3-8, with the 16-point margin dropping them below the Melbourne Rebels to sit second-bottom on the leaderboard. The trend continued with the Highlanders’ two second-half tries, before the hosts put their foot down in the final 20 minutes to blow the visitors away.
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