Fijians cruel Reds’ Super Rugby Pacific home final bid

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The Queensland Reds’ Super Rugby Pacific home finals hopes have all but evaporated in a crushing homecoming for fallen Wallabies star Suliasi Vunivalu.

Vunivalu was sent off following two trips that cost the Reds dearly in a 28-19 loss to Fijian Drua in Suva.

The Brumbies can put a top-four finish – and home play-off – officially out of the Reds’ reach if they beat struggling defending champions the Crusaders in Canberra later on Saturday. With Vunivalu in the sin bin, hooker Tevita Ikanivere also stormed over to earn the Drua a 10-0 lead inside eight minutes.

Down by 11 points and to 14 men, not even the introduction of veteran former Wallabies star James O’Connor could save the Reds.

 

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