highlanders.jpg The Highlanders edged the Blues in a brilliant derby. The Highlanders had them on that - the 2015 champions using their greater experience at this level to get the job done - to make those critical passes stick. While the Blues and Highlanders were locked in their epic struggle, Sanzaar announced that tomorrow it will reveal all in regard to the future of Super Rugby. That will see the New Zealand teams asked to play each other home and away, which is going to be demanding. The Blues and Highlanders came into this game ranked four and five in the New Zealand conference but that, at the moment, almost equates to four and five in the overall competition.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 08, 2017 09:22 UTC