Only three New Zealand sides are in the top eight of the DHL Super Rugby Pacific competition, although the Moana Pasifika team based in New Zealand is eighth on the ladder.
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The ACT Brumbies have confessed to copping a brutal beat-down after receiving a reality check with a record-breaking 46-7 Super Rugby Pacific loss to the Blues in Auckland.
Hoskins Sotutu scored two tries to help the Auckland-based Blues rout the ACT Brumbies 46-7 on Saturday, highlighting a gulf between top New Zealand and Australian teams in Super Rugby Pacific. The Blues and Brumbies came into the match jointly in second place behind the unbeaten Hurricanes. After a day of torrential rain in Auckland, the match seemed likely to become a kicking contest.