What the Australian teams can learn from the Blues and Highlanders A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size A gripping final wrapped up what has been an intriguing Super Rugby season for so many reasons. Whether you think the Blues are the best team either side of the Tasman in 2021 or not is immaterial; they’re the best team of the last six weeks, and they now have a trophy to put into an otherwise dusty cabinet to prove it. As much as the final deserved the Highlanders’ second half comeback, and as hard as they fought to get back into position to regain the lead for five minutes, there was always the feeling entering the closing stages that the Blues had more shots to fire.