Highlanders storm back from 31-7 to snatch dramatic victory

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Highlanders storm back from 31-7 to snatch dramatic victory
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Losing captain Sam Cane says the Chiefs had enough opportunities to win but let themselves down

Wellington — A dramatic 82nd-minute try by Sio Tomkinson capped a thrilling second-half Highlanders fightback as they snatched a 33-31 Super Rugby victory over the Chiefs in Hamilton on Sunday.

Gatland, the celebrated British and Irish Lions coach who returned to New Zealand after steering Wales to the World Cup semifinals in 2019, had also seen his Chiefs team lose to the Highlanders in the dying seconds in their opening Super Rugby Aotearoa match in June. Highlanders captain Ash Dixon said there were stern words at halftime to cut out their unforced errors.

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