Hoskin Sotutu scored 2 tries to help his Auckland blues side defeat the Chiefs 31-17 last night.
Numerous late changes or both teams changed the look of each backline for the contest, with three All Blacks Rieko Ioane, Emoni Narawa, and Shaun Stevenson ending up on the sidelines.
Sotutu was handed a yellow card and Aidan Ross made up for his sin-binning by scoring, making it a five-point game.
The Blues led 12-7 at the half time.
Mark Tele’a extended their lead in the second spell with a try
The Blues were firmly on track for claiming that top seed when Akira Ioane powered over from close range, extending the lead to five tries to one.
Quinn Tupaea wasn’t interested in that scoreline though and made the most of AJ Lam slipping in the defensive line to get through to the line and close that deficit.
Josh Ioane stepped his way into a gap and scored the final try for the Chiefs side.
Source: Rugbypass
