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Scrappy Highlanders overcome Moana Pasifika for crucial win
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Scrappy Highlanders overcome Moana Pasifika for crucial win

Otago Daily Times Online News·Sunday, 26 April 2026·about 1 month ago
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Not every game at Super Round had to be super. The good news is the Highlanders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 27-17 win over Moana Pasifika at fancy One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch this afternoon. They scrambled well on defence when needed, scored another contender for try of the season, and did a lot of little things quite well to leap into seventh place on the table with four games to play. Significantly, this was a close game and the Highlanders found a way to win it — and that has not always been the case in recent times. But the reality is this was often a tough watch. The Highlanders were let down by their discipline and composure at crucial points, a lot of their kicking was aimless, and they again wasted several opportunities with some basic errors. Moana Pasifika were not much better at times as they lacked the polish to go with their willingness and too often relied on individual brilliance to create something.…

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