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The Chiefs Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu makes a break against the Blues on Saturday. OPINION: Watching the Blues v Chiefs women play on Saturday was like an antidote to the embarrassing finger pointing and leaking that has been going on between New Zealand Rugby and the New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association over the past week. The row over the Silver Lake deal is ‘not about the money’, we are assured, although when either side is pressed about why a deal has not been done it quickly degenera...

Hurricanes down Highlanders to end season on high Issued on: Captain Dane Coles said it was a morale-boosting result for the Hurricanes MICHAEL BRADLEY AFP 2 min Wellington (AFP) Wellington Hurricanes finished a disappointing Super Rugby Aotearoa season on a high with a 41-22 win over Otago Highlanders in the New Zealand capital Friday. The Hurricanes scored six tries to three for just their second win of the year -- the first also came against the H...

Hurricanes finish disappointing Super Rugby Aotearoa season with a flourish. Former All Black Nehe Milner-Skudder made a successful return to rugby but his former side the Hurricanes surged to a 41-22 win on Friday on the back of powerful nights for Ngani Laumape and Du’Plessis Kirifi – and an eventful one for captain Dane Coles. Wound up by an early obstruction play by Highlanders No 10 Mitch Hunt, Coles was a like a heavily shaken bottle of fizzy drink at Sky Stadium – best left alone ...

The Hurricanes have signed off a tough Super Rugby Aotearoa season with a 41-22 win over the Highlanders in Wellington.

Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa: Hurricanes beat Highlanders in frantic final game 30 Apr, 2021 09:05 AM 3 minutes to read Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa: Hurricanes v Highlanders highlights. Video / Sky Sport Hurricanes 41 Highlanders 22 The curtain has come down on the Super Rugby Aotearoa season for the Hurricanes and Highlanders, but not before they played out one final frantic number. With nothing on the line but pride in their match in Wellington on Friday night, the two teams played an at-times chaot...

1 May, 2021, 5:20 am The Hurricanes have called on the experience of Julian Savea for their bottom-of-the-table clash against the Highlanders at Sky Stadium in Wellington on Friday night. MASANORI UDAGAWA/GETTY IMAGES The Hurricanes have signed off a tough Super Rugby Aotearoa season with a 41-22 win over the Highlanders in Wellington. In a free-flowing game the Highlanders were on the scoreboard first with a penalty in the fifth minute, before Devan Flanders scored the first of the Hurricanes ...

Another heart-stopper for the Chiefs, as fill-in captain goals after the siren to push his team closer to a berth in the final.

James Blackwell scores for the Hurricanes Photo: Photosport The Hurricanes outscored the home team three tries to two, but the ever-reliable boot of McKenzie once again saw the Chiefs over the line. He landed four penalties and two conversions for a 16-point tally, enough for the Chiefs to win their fifth game on end and back up their upset 26-25 win over the Crusaders last week. However, it took less than a minute for the Hurricanes to stamp their mark on the game - Tyrel Lomax tipping the pa...

Dramatic victory for the Chiefs thanks to last-gasp Damian McKenzie kick The result puts the Chiefs ahead of the Auckland Blues in the race for a final berth. By AFP Friday 23 Apr 2021, 11:27 AM 4 hours ago 3,326 Views 4 Comments Celebrations for the Chiefs following todays Super Rugby Aotearoa victory against the Hurricanes. Image: Photosport...

Friday 23 April 2021 - 6:28pm Damian McKenzies late penalty won it for the Chiefs. AFP/Behrouz Mehri WELLINGTON - Damian McKenzie booted the Waikato Chiefs to yet another late win in a 26-24 victory over the Wellington Hurricanes on Friday to boost their chances of making the Super Rugby Aotearoa final. McKenzies 82nd-minute penalty kick extended the Chiefs winning run to five matches, turning around a form slump that blighted the start of their season in the New Z...