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Chiefs - B Sullivan try; Gatland 4 penalty goals, conversion Click here for a full match wrap and highlights Full time 80 mins - Blues try to AJ Lam The Blues will get one final chance with a lineout seven-metres out. Its messy from but the home side cleans it up. Nock fires a pass wide to Sotutu who draws a defender before offloading to Lam who crashes over for his second of the evening.  Black cant convert the try as the siren goes.  (BLU 39-19) 79 mins  Its all going wrong for the Chiefs ...

Aaron Goile05:00, May 01 2021 Michael Bradley/Getty Images Chiefs prop Sione Mafileo believes their stunning scrum turnaround was about the pack engaging more as a unit. New Chiefs prop Sione Mafileo has lifted the lid on the secret to the team’s stunning scrummaging transformation, saying some of the players had been trying to do too much of their own thing rather than working as a pack. In mirroring the side’s remarkable change in fortunes with now a place in next weekend’s Super Rugby...

Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa: Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan elects for mass changes for dead rubber Blues clash 29 Apr, 2021 04:30 AM 4 minutes to read Blues captain Patrick Tuipulotu and Blues wing, midfield back Rieko Ioane on the teams 29-6 loss to the Crusaders. Blues captain Patrick Tuipulotu and Blues wing, midfield back Rieko Ioane on the teams 29-6 loss to the Crusaders. Multimedia Sport Journalist Saturday nights regular season finale against the Blues is taking a back seat for the Chiefs ...

Stuff Sports 26 April, 2021, 10:10 am Will Jordan of the Crusaders (left) is congratulated by team-mates after scoring a try during the 29-6 win over the Blues in Christchurch. KAI SCHWOERER/GETTY IMAGES Crusaders fans can start planning for a home Super Rugby Aotearoa final against the Chiefs in Christchurch on May 8. The reigning champions’ 29-6 bonus point hammering of the Blues in front of a packed Orangetheory Stadium on Anzac Day cemented them as the top-seed, and killed off the Leon M...

“I’m so excited. Especially for Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika. Its such a good addition to Pacific Island rugby as a whole. Its a starting point, Im sure they will learn. Ive heard a few players overseas trying to come back for that as well. Its going to be the start of something great,” Mataele said. Should the teams have their final business plans ticked off, and Rugby Australia’s approval, Moana Pasifika are set to be based in South Auckland, at least initially, while the Drua wil...

Live coverage has concluded, please click here for the match wrap. Highlanders 35                 Blues 29 Blues: Tries - Ruru, R.Ioane, Laulala, Sotutu. Conversions - Black (3). Penalties - Black.  FULLTIME One last chance for the Blues, but the Highlanders have turned it over! They clear into touch and seal a classic! 80 mins - TRY BLUES Blues lineout in the corner. Theyve got advantage, as Plummer kicks out towards the right wing. Heem wins it, and plays in Perofeta, but the Highla...

Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa: Blues assistant coach Tom Coventry welcomes new Super Rugby teams - but he has some concerns 14 Apr, 2021 04:30 AM 4 minutes to read Blues assistant coach Tom Coventry welcomes new Super Rugby teams - but he has some concerns. Video / Jed Bradley Blues assistant coach Tom Coventry welcomes new Super Rugby teams - but he has some concerns. Video / Jed Bradley Christopher Reive is a sports reporter for NZME@chrisreive Blues assistant coach Tom Coventry has welcomed the a...

RNZ New Zealand Rugby and the players association are at loggerheads over the pending agreement with US investment firm Silver Lake. The Blues coaches have sent a clear message this week with seven changes to their starting XV to face the Hurricanes at Eden Park on Saturday night, including a new skipper in fiery flanker Tom Robinson. And Robinson has made it clear that the players have heard the urgings of their coaches to adopt a more clinical approach, both in terms of their play around the...

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Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa 2021: Blues continue winning start to campaign in thumping victory over Highlanders 14 Mar, 2021 04:30 AM 4 minutes to read Blues 39 Two from two, and the Blues juggernaut rolls on. Clear your schedule and circle next Sunday on the calendar. Rugby does not get much better than a sun-drenched Sunday afternoon at Eden Park. At the same time and venue next week, the unbeaten Blues host the defending champion Crusaders in a match not to be missed. Theres every reason to sug...