Sunwolves leave best for last

16 July 2017 - 00:03 By Reuters

Japan's Sunwolves left their best until last yesterday, riding a brilliant second half display in a Tokyo heatwave to crush the three-times champions Auckland Blues 48-21 in their final match of their second Super Rugby season.Timothy Lafaele scored a hat-trick of tries as the Sunwolves fought back from a 21-5 deficit to earn their first victory over a New Zealand side in sweltering conditions that reached more than 40°C prior to the midday kickoff. While both sides were out of playoff contention, the Blues had the eighth best points tally in the competition and were full of confidence, having beaten the British and Irish Lions last month.
Local media labelled the Blues as "woeful" and described it as "the worst performance" of the team's existence, while television pundits in New Zealand struggled to find the words to describe their reaction immediately after the result...

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