SYDNEY : Wellington Hurricanes, Auckland Blues, ACT Brumbies and Waikato Chiefs won to cement their positions at the top of Super Rugby Pacific table as the competition entered the last third of the regular season in round 11.
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Hard-nosed forward play and powerful running in the backline helped the New Zealanders to a 26-0 lead at the break and winger Salesi Rayasi came off the bench to cross twice in the second half. The Brumbies, Australia's top contenders, rounded out the weekend with a tense 28-20 win over a spirited Fijian Drua in Canberra.
The hosts racked up 29 points in the first half-hour to take the game away from the Force, and Emoni Narawa, Damian McKenzie, Tupou Vaa'i, Bradley Slater, Tyrone Thompson and Josh Ioane also bagged tries in the one-sided contest.
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