The ACT Brumbies have secured a Super Rugby Pacific home play-off final after a last-minute penalty try ensured a gutsy 31-24 win over the Crusaders at GIO Stadium in Canberra.

The Queensland Reds' Super Rugby Pacific home finals hopes have evaporated in a crushing homecoming for fallen Wallabies star Suliasi Vunivalu.

Melbourne's last Super Rugby Pacific home game - potentially ever - has ended on a heartbreaking note with the Rebels falling to the Chiefs 26-23.

The Wellington-based Hurricanes have returned to the top of the table in Super Rugby Pacific, beating Moana Pasifika 32-24 in a match that was a field day for front-rowers.