The Queensland Reds’ season of high hopes and promise has ended in disappointment with a 43-21 submission to the Chiefs in the opening Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final in Hamilton.
A pair of Wallabies bolters have renewed their Reds contracts ahead of a do-or-die battle that could cement their cases for higher honours.
This looms as the greatest challenge of Tom Lynagh’s short career,one which could seal a shock Wallabies berth.
The Western Force’s disappointing Super Rugby Pacific campaign has hit another low point,thrashed by a merciless Chiefs outfit.
Waratahs Tane Edmed was rocked by a slightly late shot by a Chiefs flanker on Friday night,and he wasn’t the first playmaker to cop it.
The Waratahs’ hopes of backing up a memorable win over the Crusaders were snuffed by a clinical and powerful Chiefs team.
A Wallabies’ winger showcased the game-breaking ability that made him an NRL star,while the rise of two young men could keep a veteran on the outer.
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The record shows that while finals games over the past decade have overwhelmingly fallen the way of the home side,one of the sides to buck the trend has been the Brumbies.
The Queensland Reds have scored three tries to two but lost 29-20 to the Chiefs,Damian McKenzie’s perfect boot denying them a slice of history in their Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final.