SYDNEY : The Queensland Reds are best placed of the teams yet to secure a playoff spot heading into the final round of Super Rugby Pacific but they will need to negotiate one of the toughest trips in the competition to be sure of reaching the quarter-finals. With the top six in the standings locked in, th
SYDNEY : The Queensland Reds are best placed of the teams yet to secure a playoff spot heading into the final round of Super Rugby Pacific but they will need to negotiate one of the toughest trips in the competition to be sure of reaching the quarter-finals.
World Cup winner Brad Thorn takes charge of the seventh-placed Reds for the final time in the heat and humidity of Suva's HFC Bank Stadium on Saturday and said his players know they face a stern test. The competition's generous format means all but one of the 12 teams go into this weekend with quarter-finals hopes alive and the calculators might need to come out to decide the final playoff line-up.
The Hurricanes could still leapfrog the ACT Brumbies and make it a top-four sweep for New Zealand but only if the best of the Australian teams stumble against the Rebels in Canberra on Friday night. A victory for the Force would be only a sixth for Australian teams against New Zealand opposition this season and would also slightly redress an imbalance that threatens the long-term future of the competition.
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