ANALYSIS: How the smug Highlanders choked and got pumped by the Tahs explained

Many New Zealanders will find this game fairly problematic, as it went some way to exploding the myth of New Zealand Super Rugby supremacy. The Landers blew a 23 – 6 lead, and against an out of form Waratahs aswell.

Deep at the core of this loss however was a dreadful arrogance at the heart of the second-half performance.