Super Rugby finals confirmed after Force flop

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A 2nd drawstring Chiefs squad kept the Queensland Reds' play live arsenic the ladder leaders destroyed the Western Force 43-19 successful Perth connected Saturday night.

A Force triumph would person catapulted the nine into the quarter-finals and knocked Brad Thorn's Reds retired of the playoffs.

But the Force got signifier fright arsenic a severely understrength Chiefs broadside played with immense state and assurance successful the last crippled of the regular season.

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Anton Lienert-Brown of the Chiefs. (Getty)

The Chiefs already had apical spot locked up heading into circular 15 and manager Clayton McMillan rested stars Damian McKenzie, Emoni Narawa, Brad Weber, Luke Jacobson, Sam Cane, Brodie Retallick and Samisoni Taukei'aho.

But, led good by All Blacks centre Anton Lienert-Brown, the Chiefs youngsters took their opportunities superbly successful beforehand of a shell-shocked Sea of Blue.

Lienert-Brown scored 1 of the amended tries of the nighttime erstwhile helium calmly collected a cross-kick from five-eighth Rameka Poihipi to implicit a raid sparked by fullback Shaun Stevenson.

Naitoa Ah Kuoi of the Chiefs precocious fives his squad mate. (Getty)

The Chiefs volition present big a quarter-final against the Reds successful Hamilton aft Queensland were thrashed 41-17 by the Fijian Drua successful Suva earlier connected Saturday.

The Crusaders, who mislaid 27-26 to the Hurricanes successful Wellington connected Saturday, finished 2nd connected the ladder and volition big the Drua successful Christchurch.

The third-placed Blues volition invited the NSW Waratahs successful Friday's opening quarter-final, portion the fourth-ranked Brumbies will entertain the Hurricanes successful Canberra connected Saturday.

Jeremy Williams of the Force looks to interruption through. (Getty)

SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC QUARTER-FINALS

Friday: Blues (3) vs Waratahs (6) successful Auckland

Saturday: Chiefs (1) vs Reds (8) successful Hamilton

Saturday: Crusaders (2) vs Drua (7) successful Christchurch

Saturday: Brumbies (4) vs Hurricanes (5) successful Canberra

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