Highlights: Crusaders vs Chiefs (Super Rugby Aotearoa final)
The Crusaders showed their trademark grit to secure a fifth-straight Super Rugby title, overcoming a gallant Chiefs side in Christchurch.
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The Crusaders showed their trademark grit to secure a fifth-straight Super Rugby title, overcoming a gallant Chiefs side in Christchurch.
Flyhalf Richie Mounga rescued the Crusaders from two yellow cards, kicking 14 points in a 24-13 win over the Chiefs in the Super Rugby Aotearoa final in Christchurch on Saturday.
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The Blues rounded off their Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign after scoring six tries to inflict a 39-19 defeat on the Chiefs in Auckland on Saturday.
Former All Black Liam Messam is set to make a shock return to the injury-struck Chiefs squad ahead of this weekend’s Super Rugby Aotearoa clash with the Blues.
The Chiefs’ hot streak extended to five wins as Damian McKenzie kicked the match-winning penalty after the full-time siren to seal a 26-24 victory against the Hurricanes in Hamilton on Friday.
Former All Blacks and Chiefs duo Stephen Donald and Liam Messam are set to feature in the second season of a rugby reality TV series.
All Blacks captain Sam Cane has given an injury update after he underwent corrective surgery on his torn right pectoral tendon.
Damian McKenzie struck a long-range penalty in the sixth minute of extra time as the Chiefs beat the Highlanders 26-23 via the golden-point rule in Dunedin on Saturday.
The All Blacks may head into the Rugby Championship without captain Sam Cane, who has been ruled out for up to six months with a chest injury.