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Reds end season on a low with 40-17 loss to Highlanders
Queensland's hopes of becoming the first Australian franchise to beat a New Zealand side in 2017 have been buried in Dunedin, with a young Reds outfit ending their Super Rugby season with a 40-17 thrashing by the Highlanders.