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The Highlanders have finished the Super Rugby regular season in second place in the New Zealand conference after a pulsating 25-15 win over previous leaders the Chiefs.The result means the defending champions, who have been in Port Elizabeth and Buenos Aires over the previous two weekends, will avoid another long-haul trip next week.They had faced the prospect of having to return to South Africa, but are set to travel across the Tasman in the first round of the playoffs.Their win in Dunedin on Saturday night also means the Hurricanes, who beat the Crusaders 35-10 with a bonus point earlier in the day, top the New Zealand conference and will host a quarter-final.The Highlanders victory extended their winning streak over the Chiefs to six matches.The intense and physical contest ended in a touch a controversy with five-eighth Lima Sopoagas try that effectively sealed the win seven minutes to go.The ball had gone loose from centre Matt Faddes hands, but it was ruled to have been knocked from his grasp by the tackler, before Sopoaga swooped.The Chiefs would have finished as the NZ conference leaders had they won and they struck first through winger Toni Pulu.They were then called on to do plenty of defence and they scrambled well before winger Waisake Naholo came up with a piece of magic.Naholo had earlier touched down under the crossbar only to called back for obstruction.But with half an hour gone and the Highlanders having pounded away for 15 phases, the All Blacks flyer produced a spectacular a one-handed diving put-down in the corner.Sopoaga missed the sideline conversion and the Highlanders went into halftime trailing 7-5.The two sides traded penalties early in the second half to maintain the two-point margin.Chiefs flanker Tom Sanders was then yellow-carded for a lifting tackle on opposition fullback Ben Smith and the Highlanders took advantage.Sopoaga added another penalty before flanker Dan Pryor scored from a brilliant counter-attack that involved several pairs of hands.Back to 15 players, the Chiefs struck back with a try to loose forward Lachlan Boshier. 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Representative forward Aidan Guerra faces an uncertain future at Sydney Roosters after being dumped from the Tricolours side for their NRL clash with North Queensland.Guerra played all three games in Queenslands State of Origin series triumph this year, but has been well down on form for the Roosters.The star back-rower admitted in camp for the Maroons that he feared being dropped after Origin I due to his disappointing NRL form.Guerra put in arguably his worst effort of the season in the Roosters round 22 loss to Penrith on Monday, a performance that forced the hand of coach Trent Robinson.The 28-year-old has been named as 18th man for Sundays match with the Cowboys.Mitchell Aubusson has been preferred in the back row, with Isaac Liu and Ryan Matterson named on the bench ahead of the one-time Kangaroos representative.Robinson has shown hes moving to shake up his squad ahead of next season, with just four games remaining in 2016.Kiwis prop Sam Moa is off contract and appears unlikely to be retained, and the 2013 premiership-winning coach has indicated its also unlikely Jackson Hastings wiill be under contract at Bondi next season.ddddddddddddThere have been suggestions Guerra, who is under contract through 2017, could be moved on as well.NSW star Boyd Cordner backed Robinsons decision to axe Guerra.The hardest thing about being coach is making those decisions, Cordner said on Wednesday.Everyone respects Robbo here at the club, so whatever his decision is we back him 100 per cent of the way.I am sure there is a reason behind it. We are just looking at finishing the season off on a high and getting some momentum heading into next year.Commentators blamed Guerra directly for three of the tries the Roosters allowed in their 38-18 loss to the Panthers.But Cordner said Guerra would be fighting to return to first grade.He is a professional, Im sure he will understand. It has been tough on the side losing games, Cordner said.He is a class act, he is an Origin player, he has played for his country. I am sure he will work hard to get back into the team. ' ' '