Blues beat Chiefs to break 21-year Super Rugby title drought

“It’s going to take a while to sink in but we finally got the job done.” 

The Blues celebrate winning the Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final. Photo: MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP.

Winger Caleb Clarke scored three tries to help the Auckland-based Blues beat the Hamilton-based Chiefs 41-10 in an all-New Zealand final of Super Rugby Pacific to end a 21-year title drought on Saturday.

Clarke scored in the first half to pad the Blues’ 20-3 lead by halftime and twice more in the second as the Blues dominated in a steady rain to win a Super Rugby title for the first time since 2003. The Chiefs lost in the final for the second straight year.