It wasn't pretty but the Blues retained their second place on the Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa points table when subduing the Hurricanes to claim a 27-17 win at Eden Park on Saturday. Play rarely flowed in a scrappy encounter where the superior defence of the Blues was matched by their execution
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Highlanders pull off massive upset in Christchurch
The Highlanders have stunned the Crusaders tonight at Orangetheory Stadium, running away with a 33-12 upset that only the most ardent of their fans could have seen coming. It came after a week of off-field drama that saw coach Tony Brown stand down six players, however every single one of the Highlanders
HURRICANES SQUAD NAMED TO FACE THE BLUES
Experienced international wing Julian Savea has been recalled to the Hurricanes starting XV for Saturday night’s Super Rugby Aotearoa match against the Blues at Eden Park. Savea is one of three changes Hurricanes head coach Jason Holland has made to the run-on side which helped defeat the Highlanders 30-19 in Dunedin
Chiefs win absolute thriller in Hamilton
Hamilton turned up trumps for the Chiefs again when they secured a last-gasp, and famous 15-12 win over the Blues in Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa on Saturday. Fullback Damien McKenzie, who had moved up to first five-eighths for the final quarter, scored the winning try but he could thank two outstanding
COLES RETURNS TO FACE THE HIGHLANDERS
Hurricanes centurion and former captain Dane Coles will return to the starting line-up for Friday night’s Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa match against the Highlanders in Dunedin. Coles, who has missed the opening four rounds of the competition because of a calf strain, got through 25 minutes of the Hurricanes Hunters match