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Never mind matching New Zealand, Australia has to accelerate its own Super Rugby evolution – ABC News
Even as results remain dire, Australian Super Rugby clubs insist a trans-Tasman competition is essential for their future development, writes Brett McKay.
The Queensland Reds breaking the Australian teams’ duck in Super Rugby trans-Tasman was a welcome relief, but it won’t count for much if more wins don’t come in this weekend’s penultimate round four.
The Reds built a completely dominant platform with a 33-3 half-time lead, but then conceded a 31-7 second half as the Chiefs roared back to life after flyhalf Damien McKenzie’s first-half red card.
“If we had another five minutes, we might have got them,” Chiefs skipper Brad Weber pondered post-match.
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