WELLINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - - The Auckland Blues outmuscled the Otago Highlanders 23-15 in an attritional battle in the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final on Saturday to snap an 18-year title drought and delight a crowd of 36,000 at Eden Park.
Mark Telea and Blake Gibson scored the tries but it was the heavy lifting done by the Blues pack that earned the north island powerhouse their first piece of silverware since the last of their three Super Rugby titles in 2003.
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