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Chiefs: (A Tikoirotuma 4, SB Williams tries; A Cruden 3 pens, 3 cons, R Robinson con) Blues: (F Saili, L Munro, Wulf, R Ranger tries; L Munro 4 cons, 2 pens) Ht: 20-20 MATCH RATING:10 Great atmosphere on a pleasant evening on the North Shore – and the matches lived up to the occasion. You couldn’t ask for more from a Super Rugby game. UPSHOT: The five points further enhances the Chiefs’ chances of grabbing the No 1 seed for the playoffs and and although it was another defeat for the Blues, their fans at last saw a performance they can be proud of. creating havoc up the left wing.
Yes, you are going to get mistakes from a player like Ranger but the upside is you have someone who can create something out of nothing, which outweighs the couple of turnovers he’ll make.
But it was another back who gave the Blues their first try, with Francis Saili pushing off Cruden to score from a 10m run.
Wing Asaeli Tikoirotuma struck straight back for the Chiefs, though, latching on to a through kick from Cruden. The Chiefs got their noses further in front when Sonny Bill Williams scored a sensational try, twisting, powering and diving