SYDNEY : The Auckland Blues opened the final weekend of the Super Rugby Pacific regular season with a 16-9 home win over the Otago Highlanders on Friday that severely dented the visitors' playoff hopes and opened the door for three of their rivals. The Blues had to grind out a victory which ensured them o
SYDNEY : The Auckland Blues opened the final weekend of the Super Rugby Pacific regular season with a 16-9 home win over the Otago Highlanders on Friday that severely dented the visitors' playoff hopes and opened the door for three of their rivals.
Only skipper Patrick Tuipulotu managed to breach the steely Highlanders defence but that try and three penalties and a conversion from the boot of centre Harry Plummer proved enough to prevail in an arm-wrestle of a contest. They drew first blood with a Sam Gilbert penalty and the Blues did not hit the front until lock Tuipulotu barged over the line for the only try of the night just shy of the half-hour mark.
"We gave it our best, we gave a lot of heart, but we just couldn't quite finish it off," said Highlanders captain Billy Harmon.
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