As it happened: Hurricanes v Sharks

Ngani Laumape of the Hurricanes. Photo / Getty

All the action as the Hurricanes looked to keep alive their winning streak against the Sharks.

Beauden Barrett was a late withdrawal for the Hurricanes with a tight quad.

The Hurricanes have found their winning formula, so to see coach Chris Boyd post a similar 23 for their match against the Sharks on Friday shouldn't come as a big surprise.

The Wellington club has won their previous five games on the trot, and will look for their sixth in Napier running with the same names who clobbered the rebels in Melbourne last weekend.

Boyd has opted to make two changes in the pack, with prop Jeff Toomaga-Allen replacing Ben May, while Michael Fatialofa gets the starting nod in the back row at the expense of Vaea Fifita.

However, the changes were merely straight swaps, with May and Fifita taking up residency on the bench for the round.

The Hurricanes will look to continue their strong form at both ends of the park when they pay Napier a visit. Through seven weeks of the competition, the Wellington Club had proved to be tough to score against, allowing just 80 points to be scored against them, while they had scored 161 themselves.

The Sharks, however, have shown their ability to score points. They'll go into the match buoyed by the 63 they put on the Blues in Auckland last time out and will hope some of their attacking prowess carries over.