The Hurricanes hosted the Force early Saturday morning (SA Time) at Westpac Stadium, Wellington. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Hurricanes demolished the Force, 47 / 22, earning their full 5 Log Points with ease.

Scores:

Hurricanes: 2 Penalties & 1 Conversion Willie Ripia, 1 Try Cory Jane, 2 Tries David Smith, 1 Try Michael Paterson, 1 Try Neemia Tialata, 1 Try Ma’a Nonu, 1 Conversion Piri Weepu, 1 Try Tyson Keats, 1 Conversion Aaron Cruden

Force: 1 Penalty & 2 Conversions James O’Connor, 1 Try Josh Tatupu, 1 Try Dane Haylett-Petty, Chris O’Young

 

Teams:

Western Force: 15 James O’Connor, 14 Dane Haylett-Petty, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Josh Tatupu, 11 Haig Sare, 10 Sam Harris, 9 Brett Sheehan, 8 Sam Wykes, 7 Matt Hodgson, 6 Ben McCalman, 5 Nathan Sharpe (captain), 4 Tom Hockings, 3 Tim Fairbrother, 2 Pek Cowan, 1 Matt Dunning.
Replacements:  16 Ryan Tyrrell, 17 Nic Henderson, 18 Richard Stanford, 19 Luke Jones, 20 Chris O’Young, 21 Stefano Hunt, 22 Joelin Rapana.

Hurricanes: 15 Cory Jane, 14 Tamati Ellison, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 David Smith, 10 Willie Ripia, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Scott Waldrom, 6 Michael Paterson, 5 James Broadhurst, 4 Bryn Evans, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore (captain), 1 John Schwalger.
Replacements: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Jacob Ellison, 18 Rodney So’oialo, 19 Karl Lowe, 20 Tyson Keats, 21 Aaron Cruden, 22 Andre Taylor.

Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman  (New Zealand)

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