It was late in the game, but the Blues finally broke the Crusaders' resistance with three late tries to claim a 35-19 win in their Super Rugby Pacific warm-up game at Kirwee on Friday.
The Chiefs will take the number one seed into the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs after beating the Highlanders in Dunedin.
Only 12 points separate sides in the DHL Super Rugby Pacific competition after five rounds were completed at the weekend.