Blues crowned Super Rugby champions

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Caleb Clarke scored a hat-trick of tries as the Blues crushed the Chiefs on Saturday to win their first full Super Rugby title since 2003.

The ruthless Auckland outfit had too much muscle in wet conditions at Eden Park, scoring five tries to triumph 41-10 in the Super Rugby Pacific showpiece.

Trailing 20-3 at half time, the Chiefs were effectively shut out as the Blues nullified the influence of game-breaking flyhalf Damian McKenzie. Blues flyhalf Harry Plummer landed all seven shots at goal in a 16-point haul as the Blues notched a 16th successive win at Eden Park. Among them was Clarke, whose crossed three times after flanker Akira Ioane had grabbed an early try to mark his final game for the Blues before taking up a Japanese club contract.

 

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