Hurricanes weather late Highlanders onslaught

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Crusaders top the local log as the Hurricanes rise above Highlanders into third place

12 July 2020 - 19:04Wellington — The Hurricanes held off a hard-finishing Highlanders for a 17-11 Super Rugby Aotearoa victory on Sunday hailed as “massive” by captain TJ Perenara.

The three-tries-to-one win moved the Hurricanes past the Highlanders into third place halfway through the domestic version of the southern hemisphere club championship featuring five New Zealand teams. The Hurricanes dominated by employing Ardie Savea, Asafo Aumua, Ngani Laumape and Vince Aso as battering rams to tie up the Highlanders defence.

 

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