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AUS Rugby scene: Heavyweight battle to decide Super Rugby with Tony Johnson

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AUS Rugby scene: Heavyweight battle to decide Super Rugby with Tony Johnson

8/9 Rugby›
Jun 17, 202650:39

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The two best teams in Super Rugby Pacific will play in this weekend’s Grand Final. And though the Hurricanes and Chiefs got there as expected, the way they both navigated their Semi Finals was quite unexpected.

The great Tony Johnson from Sky Sport TV and Sport Nation radio in NZ joined Brett McKay on the AUS Rugby Scene on 8/9 Rugby this week to work back through both Semi Finals, and ponder the relative strengths and opportunities as both the Hurricanes and Chiefs contemplate a first title in more than a decade.

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