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Ben Smith (Gallo Images)
Ben Smith (Gallo Images)

Dunedin - The Highlanders earned a crucial bonus point on Saturday when they downed the defending Super Rugby champion Waratahs 26-19 in a come-from-behind victory in Dunedin.

A week after they rallied late to beat the star-studded Chiefs, the Highlanders put the squeeze on the Sydneysiders with two tries on either side of half-time.

The Waratahs started strongly, monstered the Highlanders scrum - the only New Zealand pack with no internationals - and stormed their way to a 12-0 lead with two tries inside the first quarter.

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