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.