The Highlanders win a penalty on the stroke of halftime. They opt to take a scrum 5m out from the Blues tryline.

The Highlanders win a penalty on the stroke of halftime. They opt to take a scrum 5m out from the Blues tryline.

The Blues have a lineout on halfway. George Moala picks the ball up from the ruck and breaks through the midfield. A penalty is then won at the ruck for the Highlanders. They take the penalty quickly and they spread it wide to Osborne who links up well with Ben Smith. The Highlanders are inside the Blues 22m area.

The Blues attack near the halfway line, O'Connor runs a straight hard line but loses it forward in contact.

The Blues employ a backline set play from the scrum. A loose ball goes out of play and the Highlanders have a 5m lineout before clearing down field.

7 minutes remaining. The Highlanders are back to 15 men, they scored 10 points while he was in the sin bin.

Penalty to the Highlanders, Ben Lam does not release the tackled player before going for the ball. Sopoaga lines up a penalty kick from 30m out.

The Highlanders continue their onslaught as they attack inside the Blues 22m area, but fortunately for the home side, they turn the ball over at the ruck and Visinia puts in a big clearing kick down field.

Forced substitution due to the yellow card

The yellow card does not seem to have affected the Highlanders as they extend their lead through Treeby.