Ben Smith of the Highlanders looks at his options during the round three Super Rugby match between the Highlanders and the Reds at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Photo by Getty Images.
The home team rather limped to victory and never got into top gear but did enough to win.
Both sides scored a try each in a game dominated by mistakes and plenty of wasted time at scrum time.
Highlanders 20 (Waisake Naholo try; Marty Banks 4 pen, Hayden Parker pen) Reds 13 (Jake Schatz try; James O'Connor 2 pen, con)
Halftime: 9-3 Highlanders.
