And that will be the ball game. Highlanders get the job done to keep their play-off hopes alive

Elliott Dixon slots the final conversion, he will be heading off to Japan and has been an outstanding servant of both Highlanders and Southland rugby for many years, a fitting send off.

Thompson steps inside and runs across field before slicing through the Waratahs defence to crack on the pace and finish under the posts

Waratahs grubber ahead

Into the final minute

Hammington finds Naholo through a gap but his offload has been lost forward, scrum Waratahs

Highlanders look to maul as we enter the final 2 minutes

Back to Ashley-Cooper who finds touch

Foketi hits it up

Ioane grubbers ahead, forward off a Highlanders hand, scrum Waratahs on their own 5m line