![]() ![]() There was a lovely moment in the 55th minute when star winger Jona Nareki ran on to the field for his first appearance in Super Rugby in nearly two years. They did not impress for much of the game, but they had three big reasons to smile in a crucial seven-minute spell partway through the second half. It was another little dagger for the Highlanders, who lost their third straight game and will be on a knife-edge now in the run-in to the playoffs. The home side had all the ball in the final minutes, and were playing against 14 men, and eventually their persistence paid off as reserve hooker Mahe Vailanu burrowed over the line, Ben Donaldson’s conversion sealing the Waratahs’ third win of the season. The struggling Waratahs scored a try with 60 seconds remaining to steal a 21-20 win. Photo: Getty ImagesA promising comeback turned into late heartbreak for the Highlanders as they stumbled in Sydney tonight. ![]() Shannon Frizell of the Highlanders takes a line out ball during the Super Rugby Pacific match between the NSW Waratahs and the Highlanders at Allianz Stadium in Sydney tonight. ![]()
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