WELLINGTON, 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 …
The Auckland-based Blues held on with their backs to their goal line after the fulltime siren to beat the Wellington-based Hurricanes 31-27 on Saturday in the match of the season in Super Rugby Pacific. “We often put a premium on defense and in tough times like that, that’s when it counts,” Blues captain Patrick Tuipulotu said. They came close to …
