All Black Tuipulotu races back to lead Blues in Super Rugby final

NEW ZEALAND – All Blacks lock Patrick Tuipulotu has bounced back from a knee injury to captain the Auckland Blues in Saturday’s sell-out home Super Rugby final against the Waikato Chiefs. A crowd of around 45,000 is expected at Eden Park to see the two New Zealand sides lock horns in the title decider. Veteran forward Tuipulotu, who has played 43 Tests for New Zealand, returns to the starting side despite hobbling off with a torn medial ligament just a fortnight ago in the quarter-final win over the Fijian Drua. “Patty came to us this week pretty keen to play in a grand final,” said…