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Hurricanes
27
Chiefs
28
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Match Tracker

Hurricanes
Chiefs
H1
15
14

    Hurricanes Events

  • 3 mins - try, C.Jane
  • 10 mins - drop goal, B.Barrett
  • 23 mins - try, D.Coles
  • 24 mins - conversion, B.Barrett

    Hurricanes and Chiefs Events

  • 8 mins - try, S.Tamanivalu
  • 8 mins - conversion, D.McKenzie
  • 20 mins - try, S.Tamanivalu
  • 21 mins - conversion, D.McKenzie
H2
12
14

    Hurricanes Events

  • 46 mins - try, T.Perenara
  • 68 mins - try, B.Barrett
  • 70 mins - conversion, J.Woodward

    Hurricanes and Chiefs Events

  • 44 mins - try, M.Leitch
  • 45 mins - conversion, D.McKenzie
  • 49 mins - try, T.Seu
  • 51 mins - conversion, D.McKenzie
ET
0
0

    Hurricanes Events

    Hurricanes and Chiefs Events

Scorers

Hurricanes
Chiefs
Goal Scorers Hurricanes Chiefs
Tries Jane (1), Coles (1), Perenara (1), Barrett (1) Tamanivalu (2), Leitch (1), Seu (1)
Conversions Woodward (1/1), Barrett (1/3) McKenzie (4/4)
Penalty Goals
Drop Goals Barrett (1/)

Team Statistics

Hurricanes
Chiefs

Statistics

Hurricanes Chiefs
Tries 4 4
Conversions 2 4
Penalty Goals 0 0
Drop Goals 1 0
HurricanesGoal Scorers
Players K LB MT OF RC YC R T TA
J.Woodward 5 0 91 0 0 0 10 1 0
C.Jane 0 0 35 0 0 0 7 0 0
M.Proctor 0 0 13 0 0 0 6 6 0
V.Aso 1 0 31 0 0 0 9 2 0
J.Savea 0 0 14 0 0 0 7 1 0
B.Barrett 4 0 65 0 0 0 14 5 0
T.Perenara 8 0 65 0 0 0 8 5 0
R.Goodes 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 6 0
D.Coles 1 0 19 0 0 0 8 5 0
J.Toomaga-Allen 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 0
B.Thomson 0 0 26 0 0 0 4 6 0
M.Fatialofa 0 0 23 0 0 0 10 8 0
B.Shields 0 0 7 0 0 0 9 7 0
A.Savea 0 0 66 0 0 0 6 8 0
V.Vito 0 0 16 0 0 0 11 3 0
M.Matu'u 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Eves 0 0 14 0 0 0 6 0 0
L.Uhila 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0
V.Fifita 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0
C.Gibbins 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
T.Toiroa Tahuriorangi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O.Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W.Halaholo 0 0 6 0 0 0 5 1 0
ChiefsGoal Scorers
Players K LB MT OF RC YC R T TA
D.McKenzie 3 0 74 0 0 0 9 1 0
T.Pulu 0 0 62 0 0 0 7 2 0
S.Tamanivalu 0 0 79 0 0 0 7 5 0
A.Horrell 0 0 17 0 0 0 4 9 0
S.McNicol 4 0 30 0 0 0 4 4 0
A.Cruden 6 0 14 0 0 0 4 13 0
B.Weber 1 0 25 0 0 0 3 4 0
M.Graham 1 0 7 0 0 0 5 9 0
R.Marshall 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 9 0
A.Moli 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
M.Allardice 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 0
B.Retallick 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 12 0
T.Sanders 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
S.Cane 0 0 21 0 0 0 9 19 0
M.Leitch 0 0 19 0 0 0 6 14 0
H.Elliot 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 0
S.Tokolahi 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0
S.Fisiihoi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Seu 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 4 0
M.Vaipulu 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0
T.Kerr-Barlow 4 0 20 0 0 0 1 5 0
S.Donald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.Fisiiahi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Details

Hurricanes
Chiefs
START TIME
5:35PM
VENUE
Westpac Stadium
Hurricanes 27 Chiefs 28

Super Rugby 2016: Chiefs ride high after edging Hurricanes in Wellington battle

The Chiefs have consolidated their position at the top of the Super Rugby ladder after hanging on for a 28-27 win over the Hurricanes in a see-sawing battle in Wellington.

Centre Seta Tamanivalu scored two of the visitors' four tries, while outstanding young fullback Damian McKenzie augmented another strong all-round performance by landing all four conversions.

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Some wayward goal-kicking from Beauden Barrett proved terribly costly as the Hurricanes fell to the Chiefs 28-27 in Wellington.

The Hurricanes touched down four times as well, but in the swirling conditions five-eighth Beauden Barrett missed five of his seven shots at goal.

When Barrett got his side's fourth try after the Hurricanes' scrum dominance secured a tight head, fullback Jason Woodward took over the kicking duties and his conversion made it a one-point game with 10 minutes to go.

Seta Tamanivalu looks to pass under pressure from Vince Aso.
Seta Tamanivalu looks to pass under pressure from Vince Aso. Photo: Getty Images

The home side continued to press and had a great chance to snatch a win in the final seconds, but Woodward couldn't hold on to a Barrett pass with the line open.

Both teams had come into the contest on Saturday night on a run of five successive wins.

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The Hurricanes were on the board after three minutes, with winger Cory Jane finishing off a scrum move.

It didn't take long for the Chiefs to hit back and Tamanivalu touched down off a powerful run.

Beauden Barrett of the Hurricanes keeps the ball in play.
Beauden Barrett of the Hurricanes keeps the ball in play. Photo: Getty Images

The outside centre completed his brace with an acrobatic finish in the corner after a Chiefs break-out from inside their own 22.

The Hurricanes struck back with hooker Dane Coles barging over from close range.

Barrett added the extras to nudge the Hurricanes ahead 15-14, but then missed the chance to open out the gap with a penalty from close range right on halftime.

When the teams came back out, the Chiefs regained the lead after an energy-sapping passage of play.

From the second-half kick-off, there was attack and counter-attack, and no stoppage for more than four minutes, before No.8 Michael Leitch crashed over under the crossbar.

Again, the Hurricanes replied, this time with skipper Coles twice involved and his offload found unmarked halfback TJ Perenara.

But the Chiefs pulled further ahead when substitute flanker Taleni Seu touched down before Barrett's try set up a nail-biting finish.

AAP

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