final s " ▁and ▁that ▁" The ▁High land ers ▁conced ed ▁a ▁try ▁they ▁shouldn ' t ▁have ". ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁the ▁High land ers ▁su pers eded ▁their ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁season ▁by ▁hosting ▁the ▁tournament ▁final . ▁O tag o ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁National ▁Provin cial ▁Championship ▁and ▁the ▁High land ers ▁carried ▁that ▁success ▁on ▁into ▁the ▁Super ▁ 1 2 . ▁They ▁opened ▁their ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 9 – 1 3 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁A uck land ▁Blues ▁at ▁Car is bro ok . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Northern ▁Bull s ▁in ▁In ver c arg ill , ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁ 4 6 – 1 4 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Storm ers ▁at ▁Car is bro ok . ▁They ▁then ▁travel led ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁where ▁they ▁defeated ▁the ▁C ats ▁before ▁losing ▁their ▁first ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁to ▁the ▁Sh arks ▁in ▁Dur ban . ▁They ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁Wa ik ato ▁Chief s ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Cr us aders . ▁After ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Red s , ▁the ▁High land ers ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁War ata hs ▁at ▁Car is bro ok . ▁The ▁next ▁week ▁they ▁defeated ▁the ▁Br umb ies ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁ven ue . ▁ ▁Next ▁they ▁had ▁their ▁by e ▁round , ▁before ▁facing ▁the ▁Well ington ▁H urr ican es ▁at