Melbourne’s last ever Super Rugby Pacific match has ended in heartbreak,with the Hurricanes storming to a 47-20 victory on the back of a big second half in Wellington.
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.
The Waratahs’ hopes of qualifying for the finals have been officially dashed – and they’ve also claimed the wooden spoon.
The Queensland Reds’ Super Rugby Pacific home finals hopes have all but evaporated in a crushing homecoming for fallen Wallabies star Suliasi Vunivalu.
The Western Force have missed the chance to claim another Kiwi scalp,falling to the Highlanders in a 7-6 arm-wrestle in their Super Rugby Pacific clash in Dunedin.
The Western Force have heaped more pain on the Crusaders and dragged themselves off the bottom of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder with a bonus-point victory over the fallen champions in Perth.
Poor discipline from Queensland Reds captain Tate McDermott has cost his side badly against Moana Pasifika,while in Super W the Reds also went down with the Waratahs topping the table.
Western Force coach Simon Cron hopes his team’s stunning 40-31 upset win over the Queensland Reds is just a taste of things to come.
Queensland have confirmed their status as Australia’s top Super Rugby Pacific team,consigning Melbourne to a hefty home loss – while the Force slumped to a 0-4 record after crashing to Moana Pasifika.
The Western Force have wasted a strong first half and a 14-point lead to fall to the Brumbies in Canberra.
The Wallabies coach Eddie Jones says he doesn’t regret coming back to coach Australia,but we certainly regret his return.