INJURY-HIT Chiefs survived raid after raid from a fast-finishing Blues to win 27-21 in Auckland.

■By GEORGE LAWRENCE

Eye for the line: Sean Wainui scores for the Chiefs
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Missing All Blacks Brodie Retallick, Charlie Ngatai, Kane Hames and Dominic Bird to injury, the Chiefs were down to the bare bones. But sheer grit and some poor Blues finishing allowed the Chiefs to limp over the line and extend their opponents’ losing streak in Kiwi Super derbies to two years.
Handed a late opportunity by the Chiefs’ failure to kick the ball out, the Blues skewered...