Highlanders bid for first final in 16 years while Waratahs lose Beale

The Highlanders face the Waratahs in Sydney this Saturday in the first of two Super Rugby semi finals. The Dunedin side produced a superb performance to defeat the Chiefs in the playoff last weekend and despite this featured try being disallowed, it is still worth seeing. The Highlanders are aiming to reach the final for the first time since 1999, where they lost 24-19 to the Crusaders. This weekend also marks a return to the semi finals for Jamie Joseph's men, having last appeared at this stage in 2002, again falling at the hands of the Crusaders. They will be without stand out flanker Dan P…