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You are here: Home ∼ Blues down Force to seal home final

Blues down Force to seal home final

Blues down Force to seal home final
Standard published on June 12, 2021

No 8 Hoskins Sotutu scored two tries as the Blues beat the Force on Saturday to secure a Trans-Tasman home final against the Highlanders next week.

The Blues ultimately held off a Western Force revival to claim a 31-21 victory.

Hoskins Sotutu scored two of the Blues’ tries as they raced to a 28-0 lead at half time only to be denied a bonus point when the Force came to life with three second-half tries.

In a cliffhanger final round of the regular season, with the top-two teams going directly into the final, the Blues, Highlanders and Canterbury Crusaders all finished unbeaten and equal on bonus points, leaving the finalists to be decided by points differential.

The Blues came out on top with a margin of 119, heading the Highlanders on 103 with the Crusaders on 97.

After the Highlanders’ 33-12 win over the ACT Brumbies on Friday, the Crusaders needed to beat the Melbourne Rebels on Saturday by 32 points and fell just short with a 52-26 scoreline in Sydney.

While the Crusaders were left to rue several missed opportunities, the Blues made the most of every scoring chance in the first half only to fall off the pace after the turn.

Captain Patrick Tuipulotu admitted that was not a good sign going into the final.

‘It’s fair to say we did not turn up in the second half,’ Tuipulotu said. ‘A perfect 40 is never good enough. We’re always striving for a perfect game, for a perfect 80.

‘Against the Highlanders we know they’re a dangerous team and they go 80 plus as well.’

Sotutu scored the opening try in the 10th minute when a clearing kick by TJ Faiane was regathered by the Blues.

Hulking wing Mark Talea proved impossible for the second before Dalton Papalii crashed over from close range and Sotutu made light of the defence for his second.

Otere Black converted all four for the Blues to turn with a commanding lead.

But a Black penalty was all the Blues could manage in the second half while the Force produced tries to Feleti Kaitu’u, Tevita Kuridrani and Rob Kearney all converted by Ian Prior.

© Agence France-Presse

Posted in News, Super Rugby, Top headlines Tagged Blues, crusaders, NEWS, Super Rugby Trans Tasman, trans-tasman

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