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An AJ Lam brace and runaway intercept try from Rieko Ioane helped the Blues to a 35-18 victory at AAMI Park.

The Blues had to toil down a man for the final 10 minutes after losing reserve prop Karl Tu'inukuafe to a yellow card after repeated team infringements, but they managed to hang tough to secure a bonus point. With their silky skills on show the Drua dominated possession but too often were unable to capitalise on the pressure they put on their opponents. Blues winger AJ Lam then showed another way to score, using clever footwork to step through for his second of the night, extending their lead to 17 points with 15 minutes remaining.

At AAMI Park, Melbourne: Blues 35 (AJ Lam 2 tries 5min, 65min, Sam Darry try 20min, Marcel Renata try 37min, Rieko Ioane try 51min; Beauden Barrett 5 con), ...

The Drua host the Highlanders next Saturday in their first match in Suva, and will fancy their chances of an upset. The Blues will have set themselves the goal of running the table in these trans-Tasman clashes, which should sew up the minor premiership, and that all-important home playoff advantage. It wasn’t the most fluent of opening halves by the Blues as they scored three tries to one, but had plenty of anxious moments against a Drua outfit who brought plenty to the occasion. Ratave doubled the Drua’s try haul with a dazzling power run to the line. They struggled to string together the phases and to apply pressure to a Drua outfit who outplayed them for long periods of this clash. Rieko Ioane and AJ Lam were the standout Blues backs, and young lock Sam Darry would have been pleased with his effort up front.

The Blues has beaten the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua 35-18 today in the Super Rugby Pacific at AAMI Park. The Blues had the first say, with a loose ball from ...

Like the loose forward putting in rubber kicks behind our backline. We expected it for sure, what they can do, some of their skills are freakish. From the lineout near the Blues try line to the maul, the Drua pushed through the Blues defense with Onisi Ratave scoring the Drua’s second of the match.

Fijiana Drua defeated NSW Waratahs 32-26 to win their first Super W title with Drua scoring six tries to four in a thrilling grand final at AAMI Park.

It’s so nice to see so much support around the game and Fijiana were unreal today and finished that game in true style. In between the Drua worked their magic, Merewalesi Rokouono’s cross-field kick finding a flying Kolora Lomani for a brilliant try. But when the Fijiana Drua gave notice of their own intent three weeks ago, defeating NSW 29-10, it set up a grand final for the ages.

The Fijiana Drua have fought back to end the NSW Waratahs' long reign of Super W dominance and cap an unbeaten debut season with an emotional title victory.

"To be here playing rugby in Australia, I promise we'll get better every single year and be back better and stronger." The loss ended a run of four straight titles for the Waratahs, who were also beaten 29-10 by the Gold Coast-based Drua earlier this month. "This is the start of something and we'll only go up from here."

The competition-leading Blues were made to work hard for a 35-18 win over Fijian Drua in their Super Rugby Pacific showdown at Melbourne's AAMI Park.

With their silky skills on show the Drua dominated possession but too often were unable to capitalise on the pressure they put on their opponents. The Blues struggled to find their usual rhythm in the face of the fierce physicality of the Fijians, who have only chalked up one victory in their campaign. The Super Rugby Pacific ladder-leading Blues have been given a scare by battlers Fijian Drua before scrambling to a 35-18 victory in their AAMI Park clash.

Fijiana Drua have capped off their first Super W season by winning a pulsating final against defending champions NSW Waratahs 32-26 in Melbourne.

Delamere scored her three tries in 19 minutes either side of half-time. The Drua scored six tries to four but kicked only one conversion. - Fijiana Drua scored six tries to four against the Waratahs

It was fast, furious, exciting and close to the perfect grand final spectacle to underscore what's been the best Super W season yet, with Fijiana Drua's ...

To do that though, the competition needs more investment, with Drua demonstrating how a full-time program can take a team to another level. "My view is it got a bit boring and it needed it. Their tries were impressive, but so to was their defence, which at several stages was forced to maintain its integrity whilst a player down.

Winger A.J. Lam scored two tries as the Auckland-based Blues overcame a stern challenge from the Fijian Drua to win 35-18 in the second trans-Tasman match ...

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The Fijiana Drua have fought back to end the NSW Waratahs' long reign of Super W dominance and cap an unbeaten debut season with an emotional title victory.

“This is hard … it hurts a lot but I’m so proud of our girls and how they dug deep into those last minutes, we were still in the game,” Waratahs captain Grace Hamilton said. Player of the match Naikore opened the scoring after a tight 20 minutes and it opened the floodgates at both ends, Delamere scoring three tries in 19 minutes either side of halftime. The Waratahs arrived in Melbourne on Saturday a far more threatening prospect though, dominating the set piece and matching the Drua in open play.

The Super Rugby Pacific ladder-leading Blues have been given a scare by battlers Fijian Drua before scrambling to a 35-18 victory in their AAMI Park clash.

“Their style is different and the way that they attack the game is refreshing and we sit here frustrated because we were unable to play the game we wanted because they didn’t allow us. With their silky skills on show, the Drua dominated possession but too often were unable to capitalise on the pressure they put on their opponents. The Blues struggled to find their usual rhythm in the face of the fierce physicality of the Fijians, who have only chalked up one victory in their campaign.

The competition-leading Blues were made to work hard for a 35-18 win over Fijian Drua in their Super Rugby Pacific showdown at Melbourne's AAMI Park.

"They're not like any other team - they're very unique and I think that's what caught us out," Blues coach Leon MacDonald said. With their silky skills on show the Drua dominated possession but too often were unable to capitalise on the pressure they put on their opponents. The Blues struggled to find their usual rhythm in the face of the fierce physicality of the Fijians, who have only chalked up one victory in their campaign.