Hurricanes blow away Chiefs in record breaking Super Rugby final
The Wellington Hurricanes completed a dominant season by blowing away the Waikato Chiefs 60-5 in Saturday’s Super Rugby final to secure their first title in a decade. The home side seemed to revel in the gale-force Wellington winds, scoring four of their nine tries in the first half to lead 29-0, and outplaying a Chiefs […] The post Hurricanes blow away Chiefs in record breaking Super Rugby final appeared first on The Namibian .
The Wellington Hurricanes completed a dominant season by blowing away the Waikato Chiefs 60-5 in Saturday’s Super Rugby final to secure their first title in a decade.
The home side seemed to revel in the gale-force Wellington winds, scoring four of their nine tries in the first half to lead 29-0, and outplaying a Chiefs team who were beaten finalists for a fourth successive year.
It was a record winning margin for a Super Rugby final, surpassing the 44-point gap when South Africa’s Bulls beat the Chiefs 61-17 in 2009.
The Hurricanes also smashed the records for most tries (113) and most points (745) in a season.
Josh Moorby grabbed a double and Fehi Fineanganofo crossed once to leave both Hurricanes wingers on 17 tries for the season, another record.
