Blues belt Waratahs in Super Rugby finals thumping

The Blues person sent the Waratahs packing, delivering a 41-12 decision astatine Eden Park.

The Sydneysiders came to Auckland arsenic underdogs and ne'er truly threatened, contempt opening the scoring courtesy of Ned Hanigan successful the archetypal 3 minutes.

Stan Sport commentator Tim Horan was captious of a "nothing kick" from Beuaden Barrett that led to Izaia Perese getting possession, and uncovering a gap, earlier handing it disconnected to Hanigan.

A punishment footwear for the Blues successful the 12th infinitesimal drew the pb backmost but by the 17th minute, the location broadside had power of the match.

AJ Lam enjoyed a storming tally earlier the shot went done the hands of Bryce Heem, Rieko Ioane, and yet Finlay Christie for their archetypal effort of the match, the people 10-7.

Waratahs extracurricular centre prima Dylan Pietsch thought helium had scored successful the country to springiness his broadside the lead, lone for replays to amusement Christie got his manus connected the shot and knocked it out.

In the 38th minute, sustained unit built up and Nepo Laulala crossed the chalk to marque it 17-7 to the Blues heading into the half-time break.

The Blues continued their seemingly unstoppable momentum into the archetypal fewer minutes of the 2nd fractional erstwhile Hoskins Sotutu ran distant from the Waratahs defence.

A grubber footwear and the consequent off-load aft gathering the shot backmost up didn't wage dividends, however. Instead of landing with the Blues, it went the Waratahs' way.

It stopped the bleeding concisely by soon capable Ricky Riccitelli recovered his mode implicit the enactment to marque it 24-7.

The carnage continued arsenic Zarn Sullivan scored successful the country disconnected the backmost of lengthy signifier play to marque it 31-7 successful the 53rd minute.

The Waratahs, by then, were broken. A mistake offered Mark Telea the lone invitation helium needed arsenic helium swooped connected a escaped ball, scored, and made it 38-7 with 68 minutes run.

After his earlier effort was undone, Pietsch got his mode and scored the consolation effort for the Waratahs, making the slightest dent into the borderline astatine 38-12. 

The Blues had the last say. An infringement talented the Blues a changeable astatine the extremity retired successful beforehand to cement a 41-12 win.