Hurricanes (8) 15 / 24 (7) Blues (Final Score)
The Hurricanes and the Blues did battle in Round 6 of Super Rugby 2020 at
SKY Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand on 7 March 2020 at 08:05 SA Time (19:05 NZ Time, 06:05 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Hurricanes:
- Penalties – Jordie Barrett (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Ben Lam (1), Kobus van Wyk (1)
- Conversions – Jordie Barrett (1)
Blues:
- Penalties – Otere Black (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Akira Ioane (1), Mark Telea (1), Penalty Try (1)
- Conversions – Otere Black (2)
Teams:
Hurricanes |
Blues |
| 7 March 2020 at 08:05 SA Time | |
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Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
TMO: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Players out on the field…
Game ON!
Kick-Off by the Blues!
This is a game against 2 much improved sides…
The Blues really hitting their straps against the Bulls and Stormers in South Africa, beating both and really sticking it to the Stormers last week.
The Hurricanes seem to have bolstered and concentrated their forwards pack, giving them some real grunt… with their backs ever so dangerous…
Try Ben Lam, Hurricanes!
Hurricanes 5 / 0 Blues
Big knock by Stephen Perofeta off a high bomb by Jordie Barrett… Canes scrum inside the Blues half.
Canes penalty, on the Blues 22, 17m from touch…
Kicked into the corner.
Skew lineout feed… terrible error by the Canes hooker!
Be interesting to see how the scrums go… and if the Canes scrum has indeed improved
Scrum was solid both sides…
Akira Ioane bursts away from the back of the scrum and the Blues get a penalty, to get themselves out of trouble.
Blues lineout stolen by the Canes.
Du Plessis Kirifi knocks in midfield…
He is a bit of a mixed bag… some very good stuff but also some serious brain-farty stuff at times.
Canes penalty, kicked out just outside the Blues 22.
Canes pass out to touch at the near touchline…
Blues lose another lineout, as they knock their own lineout ball.
Canes scrum penalty advantage… eventually back for the penalty.
Not staying square was the scrum penalty call.
Again Barrett pops it into the corner.
Bad Canes pass… to nobody… Blues hack far ahead…
Canes player pushed in the back… Canes penalty!
Jordie Barrett in front of the kicker, off a stab-through…
Blues penalty on their own 22.
Another Blues penalty, playing Tuipulotu in the air at the lineout.
Blues make it to within 10m… then conceed a penalty.
Excellent touchfinder by Otere Black for the Blues… out 6m from the Canes line.
Canes defensive lineout.
Fletcher Smith clears well… quick Blues lineout throw… and they counter.
Sam Nock clears… then a quick lineout throw by Jordie Barrett for the Canes… both sides keen on all out attack!
Blues scrum, just inside their own 22… reset scrum
Kick chaarged down by the Canes… but then they conceed a relieving penalty to the Blues, about 10m from the Blues line.
Blues lose yet another lineout with a knock at the lineout…
Ben Lam used as a battering ram in midfield..
Blues penalty, kicked out 7m inside the Canes half… this time they get their lineout ball.
Too many errors both sides… as we see a canes scrum for yet another Blues knock.
It is as if neither side can really get going…
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