The two Super Rugby Pacific finalists, and the match draw, have been confirmed.
The Blues beat the Brumbies in Auckland and set up the Super Rugby Pacific final against the Crusaders, who saw off the Chiefs in Christchurch.
The first-ever Super rugby pacific final will be held at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday, 18 June 2022.
On Saturday the Blues edged out the Brumbies 20-19 in their home semi-final match, while in the earlier semi-final on Friday, the Crusaders beat the Chiefs 20-7.
2022 Super rugby Pacific fixture – Grand final | ||||
Saturday, 18 June | Blues | v | Crusaders | 19.05 local |
The rules for the Finals series dictate the match schedule:
Quarterfinals – 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 and 4 v 5 with the top-ranked team hosting
Semi-Finals – top-ranked quarter-final winner hosts against lowest-ranked quarter-final winner & 2nd highest ranked quarterfinal winner hosts 3rd highest ranked winner
Final – top-ranked semi-final winner hosts the other semi-final winner
Semi-Final results:
Blues [1] beat Brumbies [4]
Crusaders [2] beat Chiefs [3] 20-7
Quarter-final results:
Blues [1] 35 beat Highlanders [8] 6
Crusaders [2] 37 beat Reds [7] 15
Chiefs [3] 39 beat Waratahs [6] 15
Brumbies [4] 35 beat Hurricanes [5] 25