Waratahs look to maul

Smith chips ahead to touch mid Waratahs 10m line and 22

Phipps puts it high, McKay runs it back

Box kick from Smith taken by Newsome

Waratahs spill it forward, Highlanders shift it to the left

Highlanders immediately clear as Newsome runs it back

Mason gets the match underway

The NSW Waratahs have lost their last eight Super Rugby games in succession in New Zealand, their last victory there came in Round 10, 2015 against the Hurricanes.

Liam Coltman runs out in his 100th Super Rugby game for the Highlanders

The Highlanders have lost three of their last six games against Australian opposition in Super Rugby (W 3), this after having lost only one of their previous 14 such fixtures.