NSW Waratahs will play the Blues in Auckland in the first weekend of the Super Rugby finals after finishing fifth on the ladder.
The Waratahs clinched a finals spot with a 41-7 bonus-point win over the Brumbies in Sydney last night.
The third-placed Crusaders will play the sixth-placed Sharks in Nelson after the Sharks eliminated the defending champion Bulls 26-23 in Pretoria.
Minor premiers Queensland will have the weekend off, along with South Africa’s Stormers, who clinched second spot with a 44-34 win over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.