The Crusaders are into the semi-finals after a comprehensive 32-12 lead over the Queensland Reds in Christchurch.
The hosts were in complete control throughout the 80 minutes as they imposed their will.
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Rob Penney's men nullified the Reds as they scored 27 unanswered points to start the game.
The Reds scored two late tries with the game out of reach through Josh Nasser and Fraser McReight.
But it was the Crusaders' night as Kyle Preston sealed the win on the siren.
Needing to become the first Australian side in three decades to win a play-off match in New Zealand to make the semi-finals, the writing was on the wall for the Reds well before they kicked off at Apollo Projects Stadium.
Adding to the odds stacked against Les Kiss's side, the Reds had lost 13 of their previous 14 games against the 12-times Super Rugby kings, while the Crusaders were also riding a 16-match winning streak in finals stretching back to 2016.
Queensland had at least been the only Australian team in 21 trips across the Tasman to upset the Crusaders.
But the Reds' class of 2025 proved their own worst enemies, conceding the first five penalties of the match on Friday night.
The Crusaders, typically, made the ill-disciplined visitors pay with the only two tries of the first half - to injured prop Tamaiti Williams before he hobbled off, and his All Blacks captain Scott Barrett - to take a 12-0 lead into the break.
If the Crusaders' third try, to livewire halfback Noah Hotham in the 55th minute, didn't all but end the contest, a penalty goal to Rivez Reihana most certainly put the Reds out of reach, trailing 27-0 and running out of time.
The Reds' exit from the finals leaves the ACT Brumbies as Australia's last team standing.
After finishing third in the minor premiership, the Brumbies host the fourth-placed Brumbies in the third and last quarter-finals on Saturday night.
Tries: Barrett, Williams, Hotham, Reihana, Preston
Cons: Reihana 2/4, O'Connor 0/1
Pens: Reihana 1/1
Tries: Nasser, McReight
Cons: Daugunu 1/1
CRUSADERS (1-15): Tamaiti Williams, Codie Taylor, Fletcher Newell, Scott Barrett, Antonio Shalfoon, Ethan Blackadder, Tom Christie, Christian Lio-Willie, Noah Hotham, Rivez Reihana, Sevu Reece, David Havili (c), Braydon Ennor, Chay Fihaki, Will Jordan
Replacements: George Bell, George Bower, Kershawl Sykes-Martin, Tahlor Cahill, Cullen Grace, Kyle Preston, James O'Connor, Dallas McLeod
REDS (1-15): Sef Fa'agase, Richie Asiata, Zane Nonggorr, Josh Canham, Ryan Smith, Joe Brial, Fraser McReight, Harry Wilson, Tate McDermott (c), Tom Lynagh, Filipo Daugunu, Hunter Paisami, Josh Flook, Lachie Anderson, Jock Campbell
Replacements: Josh Nasser, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Nick Bloomfield, Angus Blyth, John Bryant, Kalani Thomas, Dre Pakeho, Tim Ryan
Referee: Paul Williams
Assistant Referee: Angus Mabey, Mike Winter
TMO: Richard Kelly
