Chiefs edge combative Blues
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The Chiefs cemented their place in the top six of the Super Rugby competition with a hard-earned 23-16 win over a combative Blues team in Hamilton on Saturday.
The Blues, desperate to record their first win of the season, was holding onto a slender three-point lead with the final quarter approaching.
However, an Aaron Cruden penalty and an 80-metre try by wing Tom Marshall sealed the win for the Chiefs.
While the vultures will continue to circle around troubled Blues coach John Kirwan, it was his team's best performance of the season.
But, alas, it was still not enough for a wi…
The Blues, desperate to record their first win of the season, was holding onto a slender three-point lead with the final quarter approaching.
However, an Aaron Cruden penalty and an 80-metre try by wing Tom Marshall sealed the win for the Chiefs.
While the vultures will continue to circle around troubled Blues coach John Kirwan, it was his team's best performance of the season.
But, alas, it was still not enough for a wi…
