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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. It's 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 can't convert the try as the siren goes.  (BLU 39-19) 79 mins  It's all going wrong for the Chiefs with players in front of the kicker to give the Blues a scrum on halfway with a minute to play. 

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 Aotearoa final secure thanks to five wins on the bounce, it was the team’s last defeat where the ...

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 team's 29-6 loss to the Crusaders. Blues captain Patrick Tuipulotu and Blues wing, midfield back Rieko Ioane on the team's 29-6 loss to the Crusaders. Multimedia Sport Journalist Saturday night's regular season finale against the Blues is taking a back seat for the Chiefs as they keep one eye on the present and one on the approaching Super Rugby Aotearoa final. Coach ...

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 MacDonald coached Auckland-based franchise. They’ll now head into their second bye week knowing the...

“I’m so excited. Especially for Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika. It's such a good addition to Pacific Island rugby as a whole. It's a starting point, I'm sure they will learn. I've heard a few players overseas trying to come back for that as well. It's 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 will be based in Suva and closely aligned to the Fiji national union.