Standings undisturbed despite drama-filled round of Super Rugby Pacific
Associated PressWELLINGTON, New Zealand — The weekend’s 13th round of Super Rugby Pacific contained patches of drama which might have pleased Shakespeare. But those events had no impact on championship standings: the Blues stayed first, the Hurricanes second, the Brumbies third, the Chiefs fourth, the Queensland Reds fifth, the Melbourne Rebels sixth, the Highlanders seventh and the Fijian Drua eighth. Their 28-19 win over the Queensland Reds in Suva on Saturday was their fifth win in six home matches this season and, if they lose to the Highlanders, they will still have a chance to seal a playoffs place when they play the Rebels in Lautoka in the last round. After Saturday’s crushing 31-24 loss to the Brumbies, the Crusaders are back in 10th place, six points out of the top eight, having lost 10 matches in a season for the first time. “We did enough to win that, a bit shattered that we weren’t able to get that result.” Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham said the ref made the right call.
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