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Highlanders halfback Folau Fakatava was the sole tryscorer in the win over the Western Force.

Force fall to Highlanders in Super Rugby arm-wrestle

The Western Force have missed the chance to claim another Kiwi scalp, falling to the Highlanders in a 7-6 arm-wrestle in their Super Rugby Pacific clash in Dunedin.

  • Melissa Woods

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Tane Edmed of the Waratahs reacts after missing a penalty goal to win the match during the round three Super Rugby Pacific match between NSW Waratahs and Highlanders at Allianz Stadium, on March 08, 2024, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Missed kick after the siren denies Waratahs victory

The Highlanders have crept home after Waratahs No.10 Tane Edmed missed a kick after the siren to win.

  • Iain Payten
The Highlanders’ Folau Fakatava charges towards the tryline.

Last-minute try cruels Reds’ Super Rugby finals hopes

A last-minute try has robbed the Queensland Reds of just their second Dunedin win in 27 years and left the injury-hit side in grave danger of missing the Super Rugby Pacific finals.

  • Murray Wenzel
Izaia Perese powers over to score in the first half.

Desperate Waratahs snatch last-minute victory over Highlanders

NSW kept their finals hopes alive by scoring a match-winning try in the 78th minute at Allianz Stadium.

  • Iain Payten
Waratahs coach Darren Coleman.

‘You’ve got to suck it up’: Waratahs coach reacts to resting policy

Australian and New Zealand Super Rugby sides have been strategic about when they rest Test players, leading to some lopsided results.

  • Georgina Robinson
The Force work to the try line against the Highlanders.

Callan hospitalised with neck injury as Force down Highlanders in Perth

The Western Force have become just the second Australian team to post a win over a New Zealand opponent this season after beating the Highlanders 30-17 in Perth.

  • Justin Chadwick
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Mitch Hunt of the Highlanders charges forward against the Force.

Force fall to Highlanders in see-sawing Super clash, Reds hang on for win over Drua

The Western Force have missed a chance in New Zealand after the Highlanders escaped with a comeback Super Rugby Pacific win in Invercargill.

  • Murray Wenzel
The Waratahs celebrate Tane Edmed’s try in Dunedin.

Dunedin drought-breaker has Tahs eyeing Brumbies scalp

The Waratahs continue to turn expectations on their head after another upset victory, this one deep in New Zealand’s south island.

  • Georgina Robinson
Angus Bell

‘My body’s made of rubber’: No easy ride for Bell in Tahs’ finals charge

After getting the better of his mentor, Wallaby great Sekope Kepu, young Waratahs prop Angus Bell is feeling rejuvenated at the right time of the season.

  • Georgina Robinson
Izzy Perese is tackled against the Hurricanes at Leichhardt Oval.

Hope for Perese as Coleman hits refresh button ahead of Highlanders

Better than expected news from the injury ward as NSW coach Darren Coleman looks to freshen up for the quarter-finals.

  • Georgina Robinson

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