Super Rugby Aotearoa had it all in the opening round
If you missed rugby’s return with the opening round of Super Rugby Aotearoa then you would not have seen two fantastic games that made it seem as though the sport’s break did not happen.
We could not have asked for a better start to the opening round as the Highlanders and Chiefs went toe-to-toe in a tightly contested game.
The Highlanders snatched a 28-27 victory, thanks to a late Bryn Gatland drop goal which left his father, Warren Gatland, with mixed emotions being the coach on the wrong side of the result.
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It was a much easier task for the Blues as they ran out 30-20 victors over the Hurricanes. Much of the attention and focus on Beauden Barrett, who was making his Blues debut after leaving the Hurricanes during the lockdown break.
Starting at fullback, Barrett’s presence added extra confidence and vigour to the Blues set-up but it was flyhalf Otere Black who stole the show, adding 15 points to the victors’ tally.
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Source: Super Rugby
