ONE of the benefits of playing in a Super Rugby competition in which there is no price to pay for losing – because there is no promotion or relegation – is that you can throw miracle passes with abandon. If nine out of 10 miss the intended recipient, no matter.
Eventually, you will probably get pretty good at it, as the Blues showed against the Lions. However, if you asked me whether I wanted to watch a Super match in which the result was not paramount, or a European Cup or Premiership match in which it was, it would be the latter every time.

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