The Blues crushed the Chiefs in Saturday night’s Super Rugby Pacific final to win their first major title in 21 years. Blues crush Chiefs 41-10 to win Super Rugby final.
The Blues take on the Chiefs in an all-New Zealand clash in final of the Super Rugby Pacific in Auckland, with the Chiefs seeking to go one better than last season when they lost in the final against the Crusaders.
Blues v Chiefs kick-off time, date and venue
Blues v Chiefs will be played at Eden Park in Auckland, with the match set to kick-off at 08:05 BST on Saturday 22nd June.
Blues v Chiefs stats and head-to-head record (H2H)
The Blues are unbeaten at Eden Park in Super Rugby this season, winning all of their 10 home matches this season.
The Chiefs have won seven of their last 10 Super Rugby matches, however they did lose against the Blues at Eden Park at the start of June.
How to Stream Super Rugby Final Chiefs v Blues Rugby on TV
Blues v Chiefs (Kick-off 8.05am). Coverage of this year’s final from Eden Park in Auckland
Live Super Rugby airs on Sky Sports Action at 8:00 AM, Saturday 22 June.
Chiefs v Blues Rugby Match Preview
Chiefs – In the other camp, the Chiefs have lost hooker Samisoni Taukei’aho to a leg injury sustained in the semifinal against the Hurricanes last weekend. Tyrone Thompson will get his first start of the season as a result as he packs down between Ross and Dyer. The only other change to the starting lineup comes in the back row, with Daniel Rona dropping to the bench, Etene Nanai-Seturo shifting out to the left wing, and Shaun Stevenson joining the 15 at fullback. Manaaki Selby-Rickit comes in on the bench as second row cover.
Blues – Just one change for the Auckland outfit ahead of the final as they are bolstered by the timely return of their captain Patrick Tuipulotu in the second row. His recovery from an MCL injury picked up in the quarterfinals means he will start at 4, with Darry pulling on the number 5 jersey and Beehre dropping to the bench. Bryce Heem also joins the side among the replacements as he returns from a calf injury.
