Super Rugby Pacific kicked off the 2023 season with a surfeit of high-speed action and slick handling.
On Friday, the Chiefs stunned the defending champion Crusaders in a bonus-point victory in Christchurch, before the Brumbies gate-crashed the Waratahs’ homecoming to Allianz Stadium by narrowly beating their Australian rivals in Sydney.
And, 24 hours later, the Fijian Drua edged Moana Pasifika in an 11-try thriller, while the Blues and Hurricanes raised the bar with huge wins against the Highlanders and Reds, respectively, as Jeremy Thrush completed a shock return from retirement to lead the Force to a pulsating triumph over the Rebels in Perth.
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