■ By BEN JAYCOCK
DAMIAN McKenzie eclipsed All Blacks flyhalf rival Beauden Barrett as the Chiefs playmaker scored two tries to extract a measure of revenge for last year’s final defeat.
McKenzie crossed twice in the second half and finished with 20 points as the Chiefs fought back from an eight-point deficit in wet conditions at Eden Park.
The Blues won the all-New Zealand final 41-10 at the same venue eight months ago and the home side looked ready to repeat that outcome after tries by Dalton Papali’i and AJ Lam put them 14-6clear at half-time.
However, they p...
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