Fakatava the star as Highlanders steal it

Super Rugby Pacific round-up
By BEN JAYCOCK

Folau Fakatava kept the Highlanders play-off hopes alive and sent the club’s inspiration leader Aaron Smith out on a high.
Having played in his final game at Forsyth Barr Stadium before departing for Japan at the end of the season, Smith was sent into raptures on the bench when his understudy Fakatava scored a last-minute try to seal a thrilling 35-30 win over the Queensland Reds.
“I love nothing more than this. I always hate when the game ends, I always hate when I get subbed, and I’ve always wanted to leave on my own terms – still performing,...

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