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Ultimate Rugby
Jun 6
Great kick ahead to touch from Black into the Highlanders 22
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Jun 6
Rieko Ioane takes it up
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Jun 6
Blues have lost ground but it went forward off a Highlanders hand, scrum to the hosts
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Jun 6
Big hit on Tu'ungafasi
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Jun 6
Floated pass to Sotutu on the left
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Jun 6
Nock finds Barrett short side stepping
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Jun 6
Stoppage in play
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Jun 6
Gregory coughs it up for a Blues scrum feed
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Jun 6
The Highlanders defeated the Chiefs (28-27) in their opening game of Super Rugby Aotearoa and will out to secure back-to-back wins against fellow New Zealand opposition for the first time since June 2018.
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Ultimate Rugby
Jun 6
Gregory clears, Barrett puts it high