▁the ▁same ▁fe at ▁one ▁day ▁later ). ▁ ▁Their ▁last ▁two ▁matches ▁were ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁where ▁they ▁needed ▁to ▁get ▁maximum ▁competition ▁points ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁sem ii - final s . ▁They ▁defeated ▁both ▁the ▁Storm ers ▁then ▁the ▁Bull s ▁to ▁get ▁ten ▁points ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁games . ▁W inger ▁Jeff ▁Wilson ▁scored ▁five ▁tries ▁over ▁the ▁two ▁games ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁achieve ▁this . ▁After ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Bull s ▁at ▁Lo ft us ▁Vers feld ▁they ▁needed ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Red s ▁to ▁not ▁get ▁a ▁bonus ▁point ▁win , ▁and ▁not ▁win ▁by ▁ 1 4 ▁points ▁or ▁more ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁four . ▁Queensland ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁Br umb ies ▁ 2 3 – 1 6 ▁and ▁the ▁High land ers ▁finished ▁fourth — qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁They ▁faced ▁def ending ▁champions ▁the ▁A uck land ▁Blues ▁at ▁E den ▁Park . ▁The ▁Blues ▁were ▁leading ▁ 2 0 – 1 6 ▁at ▁hal ft ime , ▁and ▁were ▁leading ▁ 3 0 – 2 6 ▁before ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁try ▁to ▁Ad rian ▁C ash more ▁pushed ▁the ▁Blues ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 7 – 2 6 ▁lead . ▁Jo eli ▁V idi ri ▁had ▁il leg ally ▁taken ▁out ▁High land er ▁Stanley ▁off ▁the ▁ball . ▁Sh arks ' ▁coach ▁Ian ▁Mc Int osh ▁stated ▁that : ▁" In correct ▁ref ere eing ▁dec isions ▁cost ▁both ▁semi -