▁to ▁us ▁and ▁we ▁were ▁determined ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁w inners ▁to ▁honour ▁his ▁memory ”. ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁E den ▁Park , ▁and ▁the ▁High land ers ▁were ▁ahead ▁ 1 5 – 3 ▁at ▁half ▁time , ▁and ▁eventually ▁won ▁ 2 0 – 1 3 . ▁Their ▁last ▁home ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁against ▁the ▁Red s ▁at ▁Car is bro ok . ▁The ▁High land ers ’ ▁ 4 0 – 2 6 ▁win ▁meant ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁gone ▁three ▁seasons ▁und efe ated ▁at ▁Car is bro ok . ▁With ▁their ▁eight ▁vict ories ▁from ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁the ▁High land ers ▁finished ▁fourth ▁and ▁played ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁in ▁Christ ch urch ▁in ▁their ▁semi - final . ▁The ▁Cr us aders ▁won ▁ 3 4 – 2 3 ▁although ▁Jeff ▁Wilson ▁did ▁score ▁a ▁try ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁season ▁started ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 9 – 1 6 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Chief s ▁in ▁Hamilton . ▁The ▁win ▁was ▁notable ▁because ▁High land er ▁Will ie ▁Walker ▁k icked ▁eight ▁pen alt ies — ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁competition ▁record . ▁They ▁then ▁defeated ▁the ▁Storm ers ▁and ▁Bull s ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁coach ▁Laur ie ▁M ains ’ ▁old ▁team ▁the ▁C ats ▁in ▁Johannes burg . ▁W inger ▁A ise a ▁Tu ile vu ▁was ▁b anned ▁for ▁f oul ▁play ▁following ▁the ▁match , ▁and