The Highlanders have beaten the Blues 34-16 in their super rugby match in Auckland.
The Highlanders raced out to a 12-nil lead in the opening minutes of the game but the home side pulled the deficit back to 12-11 before the Highlanders edged out to a 20-11 halftime lead.
Highlanders loose forward Shannon Frizell is tackled by the Blues Kara Pryor. Photo: Photosport
The second half though was dominated by the Highlanders running in six tries in all with loose forward Shannon Frizell scoring a hatrick.
The Blues have not beaten a fellow New Zealand side since they recorded a 33-31 victory over the Highlanders in the first week of the competition in 2016, a streak of 15 matches - 14 of them losses.
- RNZ/Reuters
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