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A stunning solo try from No.8 Brayden Iose completed the comeback as the Hurricanes rallied from 16 points down to shock the Crusaders 27-26 in Wellington on Saturday.
The Hurricanes scored 24 points without reply until replacement winger Chay Fihaki scored a consolation try after the fulltime siren to claim their biggest win of the Super Rugby Pacific season one week out from the finals series.
Down 19-3 after just 30 minutes, the Hurricanes looked dead and buried.
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https://twitter.com/StanSportRugby/status/1664918924922695680?s=20But momentum swung in the home team's favour when centre Billy Proctor scored a pivotal try right before half time.
From there, the second half was all the Hurricanes.
Halfback Cam Roigard cut the deficit with a try under the posts, his ninth of the campaign, after taking a short pass from Ardie Savea.
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Fullback Josh Moorby then scored in the left corner with 11 minutes remaining to give the Hurricanes the lead for the first time in the match.
Iose got the crowd on their feet when the No.8 picked the ball up from the back of a scrum, fended off Scott Barrett and brushed off another tackler before diving over in the right corner to complete the comeback, giving the Hurricanes a statement victory heading into a tough away quarter-final against the Brumbies next weekend.
Despite claiming their most impressive win of the season, the Hurricanes were unable to improve on fifth place and will now head across the Tasman to face the Brumbies in the first round of the finals series.
https://twitter.com/StanSportRugby/status/1664916772305387523?s=20Big moment
Proctor swung momentum in the Hurricanes' favour when he dived across to score one minute before halftime. Roigard flung the ball out wide to Jordie Barrett, who got on the outside of Leicester Fainga'anuku and fended him off before slipping an offload for Proctor to score in the right corner.
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Roigard thrust his name back into the conversation as an All Blacks bolter with a sublime performance at No.9 and came away with a crucial try under the posts, igniting the Hurricanes' second half comeback.
https://twitter.com/StanSportRugby/status/1664912897309569024?s=20Match rating
9/10. Game of the season? The final round game had nothing riding on it with the Crusaders and Hurricanes' locked into second and fifth respectively, but they still produced a classic, rewarding the big crowd that packed into Sky Stadium for the Hurricanes' final home game.
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By finishing second, the Crusaders will host either Fijian Drua or Western Force in the quarter-finals next weekend while the Hurricanes, bouyed by Saturday's win, will make the trek across the Tasman to face the Brumbies, a much tougher challenge, after finishing outside the top four. Interestingly, the Crusaders actually lost their last match against the Drua, played over in Fiji in round three, while the Hurricanes beat the Brumbies when they met in Wellington in round 10.
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This article originally appeared on Stuff and is reproduced with permission
A stunning solo try from No.8 Brayden Iose completed the comeback as the Hurricanes rallied from 16 points down to shock the Crusaders 27-26 in Wellington on Saturday.
The Hurricanes scored 24 points without reply until replacement winger Chay Fihaki scored a consolation try after the fulltime siren to claim their biggest win of the Super Rugby Pacific season one week out from the finals series.
Down 19-3 after just 30 minutes, the Hurricanes looked dead and buried.
Watch the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season on the home of rugby, Stan Sport. All matches streaming ad free, live and on demand
https://twitter.com/StanSportRugby/status/1664918924922695680?s=20But momentum swung in the home team's favour when centre Billy Proctor scored a pivotal try right before half time.
From there, the second half was all the Hurricanes.
Halfback Cam Roigard cut the deficit with a try under the posts, his ninth of the campaign, after taking a short pass from Ardie Savea.
READ MORE: Djokovic blasts 'disrespectful' Roland-Garros fans
READ MORE: Aussie gun's amazing feat, champ's world record demolition
READ MORE: Explosive Hawthorn twist 'cuts deep', says Lewis
Fullback Josh Moorby then scored in the left corner with 11 minutes remaining to give the Hurricanes the lead for the first time in the match.
Iose got the crowd on their feet when the No.8 picked the ball up from the back of a scrum, fended off Scott Barrett and brushed off another tackler before diving over in the right corner to complete the comeback, giving the Hurricanes a statement victory heading into a tough away quarter-final against the Brumbies next weekend.
Despite claiming their most impressive win of the season, the Hurricanes were unable to improve on fifth place and will now head across the Tasman to face the Brumbies in the first round of the finals series.
https://twitter.com/StanSportRugby/status/1664916772305387523?s=20Big moment
Proctor swung momentum in the Hurricanes' favour when he dived across to score one minute before halftime. Roigard flung the ball out wide to Jordie Barrett, who got on the outside of Leicester Fainga'anuku and fended him off before slipping an offload for Proctor to score in the right corner.
MVP
Roigard thrust his name back into the conversation as an All Blacks bolter with a sublime performance at No.9 and came away with a crucial try under the posts, igniting the Hurricanes' second half comeback.
https://twitter.com/StanSportRugby/status/1664912897309569024?s=20Match rating
9/10. Game of the season? The final round game had nothing riding on it with the Crusaders and Hurricanes' locked into second and fifth respectively, but they still produced a classic, rewarding the big crowd that packed into Sky Stadium for the Hurricanes' final home game.
Big picture
By finishing second, the Crusaders will host either Fijian Drua or Western Force in the quarter-finals next weekend while the Hurricanes, bouyed by Saturday's win, will make the trek across the Tasman to face the Brumbies, a much tougher challenge, after finishing outside the top four. Interestingly, the Crusaders actually lost their last match against the Drua, played over in Fiji in round three, while the Hurricanes beat the Brumbies when they met in Wellington in round 10.
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