US EditionMust-win matches shake up the playoffs race in Super Rugby Pacific
- Critical games over the weekend in the Super Rugby Pacific significantly influenced the playoff standings, impacting teams such as the Blues, Hurricanes, and Fijian Drua.
- The Blues, defending champions and Auckland-based, faced pressure after their seventh loss to the Reds and needed wins against the Force and others to stay alive.
- The Hurricanes beat the top-of-the-table Chiefs with winger Bailyn Sullivan scoring four tries, pushing Wellington’s team to fifth place and ahead of the Blues by four points.
- The Fijian Drua maintained an unbeaten home record by upsetting fourth-placed Queensland Reds 36-33 in Suva, sealed by replacement Isikeli Rabitu’s 79th-minute try.
- These results intensified the playoff battle, lifting the Blues temporarily to sixth after defeating the Force, while Moana Pasifika’s win displaced them later, suggesting a volatile race ahead.
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Fijian Drua still in the hunt for top 6
With just three rounds remaining in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season, the Fijian Drua find themselves in a do-or-die situation as they chase a top-six finish. Currently sitting 11th on the ladder with 15 points, the Drua remain mathematically alive and crucially, their destiny is partially in their own hands. Despite a challenging campaign […]
Must-win matches shake up the playoff race in Super Rugby Pacific - The Morning Sun
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — In a weekend of must-win matches in Super Rugby Pacific, some teams achieved and others stumbled in the six-team playoff race. The defending champion Blues were at the top of the must-win category, having begun to lose touch with sixth place when they were beaten a week ago by the Queensland Reds. It was the seventh loss of the season for the Auckland-based team. They had to win Friday against the sixth-place Weste…
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