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Eden Park has once again proved Australian rugby's graveyard as the ruthless Blues rolled the Brumbies 46-7... cementing second place on the Super Rugby table

Eden Park has once again proved Australian rugby's graveyard as the ruthless Blues rolled the Brumbies 46-7... cementing second place on the Super Rugby table

21 April 2024

Blues coach Vern Cotter says his team was highly motivated to tackle the comp's third-placed team.

The Crusaders are now dead last after their seventh loss in eight games, beaten 37-15 by fellow cellar dweller the Western Force.

It's an alarming scenario for embattled coach Rob Penney, who has lost 12 of the last 13 Super matches he's coached.

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