Highlanders against Hurricanes result, Super Rugby Pacific

It was an urgently needed reverberation die hurricanes with a lower defense in the competition on the table and one of an outstanding display by Du'plessis Kirifi.

The flanker was busy everywhere and a constant threat to the collapse, which made 21 duels while winning two sales. The second came in their own line in the last few minutes when the Highlanders sniffed the lead and sniffed out a 20-phase game and the best last chance of the hosts.

“We are satisfied with the win,” said Kirifi to Sky Sport. “We obviously needed it and we worked extremely hard to get out of here and achieve a performance that represents the work we did is very pleasant.

“My mentality is what is best for the team. If you do a job, I don't have to search. It just fell to my feet and I'm enough back myself to get there and get it without giving away a punishment these days. I won't search, but if it is there, I'll take it. “

The Highlanders learned that on the hard tour that had checked the possession while distributing twice as many running meters, but lacking the ability to penetrate the line regularly.

Their hopes of building on two successive victories against the two Auckland teams were not helped from the start, since the Hurricanes stored a few minutes in the 22 guards before they agreed with a clinical change for Kini Naholo.

This early thrust enabled visitors to earn the supremacy in the first half, although their progress from a yellow card for Ngane Punivai increased a little the head injury that he had suffered on contact.

At a moment that a practical half -time advantage could have been, Caleb Tangitau turned when Caleb Tangitau decreased a Brad Shields Pass, and raced the length of the field to repeat his similar efforts against Moana Pasifika.

It was not an unforgivable advantage – the Highlanders could have been in front of us beforehand if they had cut out mistakes in their ball transport and offered more solidity in the collapse. But since Kirifi made life difficult for the opposition, the hurricanes would have felt more of the first 40 minutes.

The visitors started at least the second half as they started with the first, and Cam Roigard, the beneficiary of a sharp break and the selfless pass from Bailyn Sullivan.

And when all black Asafo Aumua and Tyrel Lomax had returned from the bank from the bank, the hurricanes would have been confident of closing the stronger side, especially after Ruben Love had been added to a acrobatic finish in the corner.

But the Highlanders got on and with Ajay Faellafaga the hurricanes scored the second of the hosts after another opportunistic piece of Tangitau to scream it out with a shaky defense.

“We knew that we were going to another level and had to dig deep for ourselves and deeply,” said Kirifi. “We got right for parts of the season and then we let ourselves down, so the challenge was to put together 80 minutes tonight.

“We want that from our group. We want the boys to just keep it, keep the referee out of the game and defend themselves like our season. What does it do. “

Hurricane 20 (Kini Naholo, Cam Roigard, Ruben Love Trying; Harry Godfrey Pen, con)

Highlanders 18 (Caleb Tangitau, Ajay Faleafaga attempts; Sam Gilbert 2 pens, con)

HT: 8-11