THE WELLINTON HURRICANES and Auckland Blues booked home semi-finals against the Waikato Chiefs and ACT Brumbies respectively as the Melbourne Rebels bade farewell to Super Rugby.
The Blues — who finished the regular season a solitary bonus point behind the Hurricanes — overpowered the Fijian Drua in the forwards to win 36-5 in Auckland. The Rebels disrupted the Hurricanes up front, only trailing 14-6 at the interval after conceding tries to prop Pasilio Tosi and winger Josh Moorby.
The Blues were in command at 22-0 up following first-half tries to captain Dalton Papali’i, Finlay Christie and Caleb Clarke. In Canberra, the Brumbies took a 17-16 lead into the break after a see-sawing first half saw five lead changes.
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