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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 degenerates into a fight over player pool percentages, what goes where, and who gets what. In other words, ...

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 Highlanders last month. Both teams were only playing for pride, with Canterbury Crusaders and Waikato...

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 for about 30 minutes. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Hurricanes No 12 Ngani Laumape makes a break agains...

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 chaotic contest. Players were sent to the sin bin, a captain's challenge by the Highlanders resulted in a...