Rugby-Canes stun Chiefs as Super Rugby playoff race hots up


SYDNEY (Reuters) -Winger Bailyn Sullivan scored four tries off the bench to fire the resurgent Wellington Hurricanes to a 35-17 win over the competition-leading Waikato Chiefs as the race for the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs heated up in round 12.

There was also an upset loss for the Queensland Reds, who went down 36-33 to bottom club Fijian Drua in Suva, but the third-placed ACT Brumbies closed on the leaders with a 40-17 win over the New South Wales Waratahs in Canberra.

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