▁win ▁over ▁the ▁H urr ican es ▁in ▁Well ington , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Chief s ▁in ▁Dun ed in , ▁and ▁a ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Bull s ▁in ▁P ret oria . ▁The ▁team ▁then ▁suffered ▁their ▁first ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁to ▁the ▁Storm ers ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁in ▁Dun ed in . ▁The ▁High land ers ▁then ▁won ▁their ▁next ▁four ▁matches ; ▁their ▁last ▁a ▁ 2 6 – 1 8 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁in ▁Nelson . ▁The ▁High land ers ▁then ▁lost ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁remaining ▁matches ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁to ▁finish ▁with ▁eight ▁wins ▁and ▁eight ▁losses ▁in ▁total . ▁This ▁left ▁them ▁e ighth ▁out ▁of ▁fifteen ▁teams ▁on ▁the ▁table , ▁and ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁conference . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁contrast ing ▁hal ves ▁for ▁the ▁High land ers . ▁The ▁team ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁four ▁matches ▁— ▁against ▁the ▁Chief s , ▁Cr us aders , ▁War ata hs , ▁and ▁H urr ican es . ▁By ▁that ▁point ▁the ▁High land ers ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁table , ▁but ▁lost ▁the ▁position ▁after ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁Br umb ies ▁in ▁Can ber ra . ▁After ▁a ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Reb els , ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Storm ers , ▁and ▁a ▁by e , ▁the ▁High land ers ▁defeated ▁the ▁Blues ▁ 3 0