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Blues show their good side
John Kirwan must have had mixed feelings watching his team humble the Hurricanes at Eden Park tonight. On the one hand he will be ecstatic, on the other, he will question why his team can't do this away
John Kirwan must have had mixed feelings watching his team humble the Hurricanes at Eden Park tonight. On the one hand he will be ecstatic, on the other, he will question why his team can't do this away
Relive all the action from the Super Rugby clash between the Blues and the Hurricanes from Eden Park in Auckland
Hurricanes lock Jeremy Thrush knows his best chance to remind the All Blacks selectors of what he can do will come on the field.
The competition to wear the No10 jersey for the All Blacks against England next month is wide open after Hurricane Beauden Barrett engineered a demolition of the Chiefs.
The Hurricanes have their backs against the wall and they know it.
If Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett watched the Crusaders go down to a short-handed Sharks side, he may have cracked a wry smile as the final whistle blew.
A couple of things will have become clearer for the All Blacks coaches after the Highlanders' defeat of the Hurricanes - not least the fact they will be feeling pretty good about Malakai Fekitoa.
The Highlanders first-five drove the first nail through the coffin of the Hurricanes' 2014 Super Rugby campaign with an impressive kicking display in Wellington last night.
The Hurricanes may have to start relying on more than themselves if they want to make the Super Rugby playoffs.
Watch a replay of tonight's Super Rugby blog from the match between the Hurricanes and the Highlanders from Westpac Stadium in Wellington.
A perfect try played a big part in deciding an imperfect game.
The Rebels are a melting pot of nationalities and rarely click but when they do they have the ability to torch unsuspecting outfits who arrive at AAMI Park expecting to notch up a bonus-point win.
With the sound of Steve Walsh's whistle still ringing in their ears, the Hurricanes have set up camp in Melbourne.
An aqualung or the VO2 max of an Olympic rowing champion would've been handy in Sydney last night for a contest high on pace and flair but lacking in defence and structural composure.
Sydney showed why Mark Hammett got it right when he decided to quit as coach of the Hurricanes.
Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Patrick McKendry discuss whether the Chiefs are still a threat in Super Rugby.