Fijian winger, Patrick Osborne scored one of the Highlanders seven tries as they thumped the Blues 44-7 in Super Rugby.

After the bonus point, the Highlanders will now have to wait anxiously for other results to find out if they have a home qualifying final next weekend.

In the other match last night, the Western Force scored an upset win over the Melbourne Rebels by 13-11.

This afternoon, the Crusaders meet the Brumbies at 5:30pm, the Chiefs battle the Hurricanes at 7:35pm and the Waratahs face the Reds at 9:40pm.