Plenty of tries on show as Highlanders edge out Blues in Super Rugby thriller

The Highlanders opened their 2018 Super Rugby account with a hard-fought 41-34 victory over the Blues in Dunedin on Friday. Nine tries were scored throughout a fiercely contested affair as the lead changed hands on multiple occasions. The Auckland-based Blues took an early lead courtesy of a Bryn Gatland - son of Wales head coach, Warren - try. The out-half stepped brilliantly to slew in under the posts. Rob Thompson hit back for the 2015 champions in the first of the centre's two tries in the match. But the Blues replied with one of the best tries of the tournament so far; Matt Duffie touch…