Otago 37
Wellington 36
An extraordinary last minute try to centre Matt Faddes gave Otago a 37-36 Championship victory in the rain- and wind-swept capital.
All the statistics and momentum were against the visitors, who seemed to be out of the game until a yellow card to flanker Ardie Savea with five minutes to play. They scored two tries in that time.
A brilliantly instinctive play by Savea looked to have sealed this Championship clash in the 72nd minute. He drove over after latching onto a kick, and was his usual pest at the breakdown, but then came his costly card.
The win prevented the Lions going to the top of the ITM Cup Championship table in place of Hawke's Bay.