The latter result officially killed off the Super Rugby Aotearoa champions, who scored a competition-high 35 tries but conceded 18 in five games, the same amount they leaked in eight games during the significantly tougher all-New Zealand competition. Their 52-26 win over the Rebels in Sydney on Saturday afternoon fell short of the 33-point bonus point win they needed to surpass the Highlanders on points differential, before the Blues beat the Force 31-21 to book a home final next weekend. The Crusaders won’t get a chance to add the trans-Tasman trophy to their treasure chest, despite winning all five regular season games in the compact competition. The NZ Super Rugby champs had two tries disallowed, leaving them needing the Force to upset the Blues to make the final
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