The Waratahs looked set for another incredible Leichhardt victory but ultimately fell short as the Hurricanes snatched the 22-18 win at the death.
For the first 40 minutes, the Waratahs looked like world-beaters out to send a message to the rest of the competition. The next 40? The Waratahs first half scrummaging performance was one of the best you will see from an Australian side in a long time. This coupled with the likes of Gamble and Jed Holloway throwing 20 metre cut out balls to set up chances shows how far the skill development has come for the Waratahs in such a short time. They gave the Waratahs a taste of what the Reds experienced in Super Round, staying calm despite not touching the ball in the first 20 minutes. Perese was unstoppable, producing a number of world-class plays to put the Waratahs on the front foot, setting up a try-of-the-year contender for Dylan Pietsch
Canes spring to life with a crucial victory after they were kept scoreless by their hosts in the first half at Leichhardt Oval.
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Despite staring own the barrel of a big deficit at halftime, the Hurricanes have scored another win over Australian opposition.
“We talked about taking it moment by moment and we did that and got ourselves back into the game,” he said. The Waratahs forwards laid the platform for a 15-0 halftime lead, with their set-piece causing all sorts of headaches for the visitors. Skipper Ardie Savea has saved the day for the Hurricanes with a late try securing a 22-18 win over the Waratahs in a pulsating Super Rugby Pacific clash in Sydney.
At the moment, the Tahs have the advantage at scrum time, putting the Canes under huge pressure and prompting Jason Holland to switch out his front row before ...
With 12 minutes to go, the Waratahs broke their scoring drought with a penalty to go up by three, but with five minutes remaining Ardie Savea powered over from close range to put the Hurricanes in front for the first time. The visitors were down 15-0 at the break, and could have been in a bigger hole if not for some strong defence under a wave of early Waratahs territory and possession. The Hurricanes overcame a poor first half to take down the Waratahs 22-18 in Sydney.
Skipper Ardie Savea has saved the day for the Hurricanes with a late try securing a 22-18 win over the Waratahs in a pulsating Super Rugby Pacific clash in ...
No.8 Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco came up with a try after picking up the ball at the back of the scrum. The Waratahs forwards laid the platform for a 15-0 halftime lead, with their set piece causing all sorts of headaches for the visitors. "We controlled possession in the first half but they came out of the blocks really quickly in that second half and we had trouble controlling that.
Jed Holloway almost set up a try for Dylan Pietsch with a barnstorming run up the middle before Perese set up his winger with an audacious offload for the ...
Ben Donaldson got the Waratahs in front with a 40m penalty goal in the 67th minute before the Hurricanes skipper Ardie Savea scored a short-range try in the 74th minute after sustained pressure on the Waratahs line. Jed Holloway almost set up a try for Dylan Pietsch with a barnstorming run up the middle before Perese set up his winger with an audacious offload for the Waratahs to race to a 15-0 lead in the break. The Hurricanes have overturned a 15-0 deficit to stun the Waratahs to 22-18 at Leichhardt Oval. On a beautiful night in the Inner-West of Sydney, the Waratahs faithful turned out in droves with a crowd of 11,381 packing the hill at the “eighth wonder of the world”.
Canes spring to life with a crucial victory after they were kept scoreless by their hosts in the first half at Leichhardt Oval.
The Waratahs blew a 15-point lead against the Hurricanes on Saturday night to become the fourth Australian team to fall to a Kiwi opponent in Super Rugby ...
Coleman said Hooper is likely to return from a concussion, while Ned Hanigan was a late scratching from Saturday’s match due to a bump at training on Thursday. The Hurricanes were stuck on their own line, defending desperately against some sustained pressure from NSW, who were beneficiaries of penalty after penalty. You’re going to play a good team and you’re playing them away. It’s a good little reality check of where we are in comparison to them.” “There’s no real advantage between [finishing between position] five and eight. When they went up a notch we couldn’t go with them.