Let’s hear from the skippers.
Jake Gordon bemoaned a lack of ball control.
“We started like we did last week and were powerful early, got clean ball. But second half we just couldn’t seem to, apart from the try, build any phases and were pretty scrappy at times too,” Gordon said.
“Both teams put a heap of pressure on the ball but it was more our ball control in that second half. Every time we got ourselves in a ghood position we seemed to turn it over way too easy.
“At points in the game we looked sharp but we weren’t sharp enough.
“There were points in that second half where we were under the pump, but we played at the right ends of the field and had an opportunity there to win it. it’s always tough on Tane those ones, but we were definitely a chance to win that game.”
Highlanders captain Ethan de Groot was a relieved man.
“She was a bit of a nail biter and we definietly didn’t make it easy for ourselves. But a win is a win and we are happy to put one over a quality side like the Waratahs,” he said.
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