Hurricanes (10) 22 / 18 (13) Chiefs (Final Score)
The Hurricanes and Chiefs did battle in Super Rugby at
Westpac Stadium, Wellington at 09:35 SA Time (07:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
*******************
Scorers:
Hurricanes:
- Penalties – James Marshall (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Ma’a Nonu (2), Ardie Savea (1)
- Conversions – James Marshall (2)
Chiefs:
- Penalties – Damian McKenzie (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Charlie Ngatai (1), Ardie Savea (1), Sam Cane (1)
- Conversions – Damian McKenzie (1)
Teams:
Hurricanes |
Chiefs |
| 16 May at 09:35 SA Time | |
|
|
Referee: Glen Jackson
Assistant Referees: Ben O’Keeffe, Aki Aso
TMO: Vinny Munro
Sonny Bill Williams & James Lowe out of the Chiefs side with injury:
Sonny Bill Williams and James Lowe have withdrawn from the Chiefs’ match against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday night due to injury.
Williams has suffered a minor back strain which is only expected to keep him sidelined for a week while Lowe’s shoulder injury flared up following training.
New Zealand U20s stand-out player, Anton Lienert-Brown will replace Williams and Bryce Heem will move to the left wing, with Marty McKenzie coming on to the bench.
The Chiefs head to Wellington aiming to erode the Hurricanes’ 10-point lead at the top of the Super Rugby standings.
This weekend’s clash will go a long way towards determining who wins the New Zealand Conference which will almost certainly bring with it an automatic Semi-Final berth.
The Hurricanes have set the pace from day one and Chiefs join them in being amongst the top sides in almost every attacking stat category. The Hurricanes have averaged the most defenders beaten (23.2) this year but the Chiefs have forced the lowest tackling success rate from their opponents (83%).
The match is also the Hurricanes’ last of the regular season at Westpac Stadium and coach Chris Boyd has used that to try turn the attention away from some of the much-hyped head-to-head battles.
“I think they’re all big games but this has assumed some significance for both sides,” he said on Wednesday.
“We are concentrating on the fact it’s the last round robin game for us at home for a while and for a number of guys it will be the last round robin game they play for the Hurricanes and that’s been our focus really.”
The Hurricanes have won just two of their last seven against the Chiefs (D1 L4). However, the ‘Canes have won eight of their last nine at home against the men from Waikato and the last time they clashed at the Cake Tin, the home side run away with a 45-8 victory.
@ grootblousmile:
Now who do we support here tho further our course a?
I am talking Stormers our Lions, stuff the Bulls for now…
Hellloooooooooooooo
2 @ Pietman:
The Hurricanes must win, and the Chiefs must be pegged back!
If the Chiefs lose here and somehow the Bulls beat them next week, then the Bulls, Lions and Stormers could go above them!!
Chiefs players out on the pitch
Canes also out on the pitch
Game ON!
Kick-Off by the Chiefs!
Canes penalty on their own 10m line
@ grootblousmile:
Ok then, Canes it is !
(I sent you a pic of kiddies rugby day, grandson with Breytie Paulse’s little nephew on the far left, a Breytie look alike and just as nippy! )
Tryyyyyyyyy Nonu, Canes, under the sticks!
Hurricanes 7 / 0 Chiefs
Janee wat…jy keer nie vir die Maskara Kid daar so naby die lyn nie!
9 @ Pietman:
Oupa Pietman se stempel het duidelik afgedruk op daai kleinseun!
So, jy moet hom maar mooi laat aantrek!!
Hehehehe
Chiefs penalty slotted by McKenzie.
Hurricanes 7 / 3 Chiefs
@ grootblousmile:
Ja, hy lyk nes ek op daai ouderdom, sy beentjies darem net te dun!
Chiefs squander a massive opportunity, with Damian McKenzie knocking AT the line…
Canes scrum penalty, a relieving one on their own 5m line
15 @ Pietman:
Hy moet mieliepap eet vir die beentjies, maar daar innie Kaap eet die mense mos nie goeie ou mieliepap nie!
Ek het so paar onderbrekings tussenin hier by my, die groot 6KVA UPS wat ek gekry het en aan die grid gekoppel het, het ‘n foutiewe Controller Board so die Techie daarvan is hier om dit te vervang! Hy moet net versigtig werk want daai ding kan ‘n man diep in Intensief in skop!
@ grootblousmile:
Sukkel maar met die pap etery, pasta mannetjie…hy wil ook nie eintlik wyn drink nie
Chiefs playing hard and attacking rugby, doing almost all of the play
20 @ Pietman:
Hahahaha
Chiefs penalty in front, easy one, slotted!
Hurricanes 7 / 6 Chiefs
20 @ Pietman:
Ek sien jy het gevra wat met Griekwas gebeur het, hulle het gisteraand verloor teen die Pumas, 14 / 28.
@ grootblousmile:
@24 Dankie.
Jeeeez, Chiefs just making crucial mistakes right at the end!
Canes scrum 8m from their own line.
Chiefs penalty on their own 22
Not a good touchfinder by Damian McKenzie, not a good one at all!
Chiefs players falling like flies… 1 lock already off and now the other one is half broken
Eina!! Knie moer toe!!
Users Online
Total 47 users including 0 member, 47 guests, 0 bot online
Most users ever online were 3735, on 31 August 2022 @ 6:23 pm
No Counter as from 31 October 2009: 39,507,018 Page Impressions
_