SYDNEY: Auckland Blues coach Leon MacDonald believes winning the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final could be the moment that sets his talented squad on the path to finally fulfilling its potential.
"We'll gain belief, which is huge. We understand how tough it is and what it takes to win a title now," he told reporters in the post-match news conference. Despite having a squad routinely packed with All Blacks, New Zealand's best-resourced Super Rugby franchise had not played a playoff match for a decade before Saturday night.Former All Black MacDonald came on board in 2009 and the team has steadily improved under his guidance with second place in the inaugural Aotearoa competition in 2020 and third only on a tiebreaker this year.
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