Hurricanes

Hurricanes captain Ardie Savea made a throat-slitting gesture towards an opponent during a heated exchange in the first half.

The Hurricanes achieved a five-year first by beating the Rebels. They scored twice, through Lachie Anderson and Carter Gordon, before Salesi Rayasi produced a superman dive in the left corner to swing the momentum back in the Hurricanes’ favour. The neutrals in attendance for the second Super Round fixture would have enjoyed that one. But some may feel he deserved a harsher punishment for the way he carried on afterwards. A fiery try-fest decided in the 78th minute, what more could you ask for? “It's just normal banter in the game. Kids are watching us, we're in the heat of the moment. there's no excuse for me, I've got to be better.” “I've got to be better. The Rebels brought it tonight. Live & On Demand on the Home of Rugby, Stan Sport. “It's just a heat of the moment kinda thing.

Ardie Savea was sent off after "escalating" a clash between his side and the Rebels but it was what he did as he left the field that has people talking.

In his post-match interview as the winning captain, Savea apologised for his actions after being booed by the crowd when he returned to the field in the second half. The Rebels managed to score once while Savea was off the field but the Hurricanes were made to work for their win in Melbourne after Tevita Mafileo's yellow card early in the second half for high contact was upgraded to a red card for a tucked arm that made direct contact with the head. Ardie Savea has come under fire from the rugby community after using a throat-slitting gesture towards an opponent as he left the field for a yellow card in the Hurricanes' 39-33 win over the Rebels this evening.

Captain Ardie Savea was both hero and villain, as the Hurricanes' discipline almost let them down.

Super Round kicked into another gear as the Rebels and Hurricanes played out a highly entertaining contest, dominated by a controversial gesture by Ardie ...

However, they rolled the dice and came up trumps when Richard Hardwick barged over for his second in 15 minutes. Gordon showed serious pace to create a chance from inside his half for Monty Ioane, rewarded with his own after gathering a loose ball minutes later. Whilst it still came with a couple of minutes of watching the referees discuss and dissect the incident, it was still a positive step to see it dealt with and explained so clearly by the referee and commentary team The toll of the game showed as he cramped up towards the end but continued to fight and try to get the hosts home. For one of the biggest role models in this game, it was a terrible look and Savea apologised after the game, admitting he has to be better. It was a spiteful clash that saw the first upgraded red card, a Rebels' fightback and some Barrett magic to guide the Hurricanes to a 39-34 win.

Hurricanes number eight Ardie Savea sent social media into a frenzy on Friday when he made a slit throat gesture to a Melbourne Rebels opponent.

[Super Rugby Pacific](https://www.planetrugby.com/category/super-rugby) season for the Kiwi side. Hardwick crossed again with six minutes to play to make it a one-point ball game in Melbourne before Jordie Barrett’s late crossing secured the victory for the Hurricanes, making it a two wins out of two start to the [Rebels](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/melbourne-rebels) on three minutes, with Reece Hodge slotting the extras. [Hurricanes](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/hurricanes) managed to come out on top by 39 to 33. Savea would then go on to set up full-back Josh Moorby for the Hurricanes’ third try as the New Zealanders were 24-7 in front as the first 40 drew to a close. [Savea](https://www.planetrugby.com/tag/ardie-savea) a yellow card but before the back-row departed he left those watching stunned when he singled out Ryan Louwrens with that gesture.

Hurricanes skipper Ardie Savea could face sanctions for a throat-slitting gesture during his side's 39-33 win over the Melbourne Rebels on Friday night.

I got off the field and my old man called me and kind of growled me off. I apologised to the player I did it to. “We won’t tolerate that.” “Usually, I’m cool and calm and collected in those moments. It was just heat of the moment. “I apologised in the post-game.

Hurricanes captain Ardie Savea has apologised after producing a throat-slitting gesture towards an opponent during their Super Rugby victory over the ...

there's no excuse for me, I've got to be better." I've got to be better, we're trying to clean up the game. "For me, to get a yellow card for a push and shove, that's just where rugby's going.

The Melbourne Rebels will be looking to celebrate Super Round with a win as they host the Hurricanes at AAMI Park.

I've got to be better." The Hurricanes kicked away again with Barrett booting a penalty and then firing a pass for flying winger Salesi Rayasi to dive across in the corner. Captain Ardie Savea has led the Hurricanes to a heart-stopping Super Rugby Pacific win over Melbourne but could find himself in trouble after threatening a Rebels player with a throat-slitting gesture.