Leicester Fainga'anuku stepped into the Crusaders environment a powerful, promising young talent and has since departed as one of the most damaging wingers in the world.
Who are the most impressive and dominant winners of Super Rugby? And where would the Chiefs rank alongside these historic heavyweights?
There is some commentary suggesting Barrett is the solution for the All Blacks six woes. There are a dozen exceptional eights that would be licking their lips at the prospect of targeting an inexperienced blindside.
A number of international stars will come under plenty of scrutiny in Super Rugby Pacific 2023 ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
Super Rugby Pacific is set to return at the end of the month and five RugbyPass writers have gazed into the crystal ball to answer three questions about this year's crop of players.
The stars have aligned for the Blues.
Nine current or former All Blacks and an ex England international have been named in Canterbury's NPC squad for 2022.
Cullen Grace could be the man best-suited to fill Kieran Read's boots in the All Blacks.
Mo'unga, Havili and Goodhue would be your 10-12-13 All Blacks combination if you were picking solely off this game. However, it won't be and rightly so, because this wasn't test rugby.
The Blues have fallen at the last hurdle, going down to the Crusaders in the Super Rugby Pacific final. Who were their best performers on the night?