Super Rugby Aotearoa: Top Five Players Of The Day

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Top Five Players Of The Day

The Hurricanes narrowly saw off the Blues 29-27 at the Cake Tin this morning in round six of Super Rugby Aotearoa.

The men from Wellington are starting to hit their straps in this competition as they have now registered three wins on the bounce. 

The Barrett brothers were the talk of the match before a ball was even kicked and boy did they try to put on a show today. 

Here are our five best players from today’s match: 


TJ Perenara (Hurricanes) 

The experienced All Black really put in a great shift today and was the catalyst of getting his team good front foot ball. The 28-year-old made 50 metres with ball in hand, beat four defenders, had one clean break and also managed to try assist. 




Ngani Laumape (Hurricanes) 

The 27-year-old was the Man of the Match today and he simply could not put a foot wrong from the get go. On defence, Laumape made 100% of his tackles and also won two turnovers. Its his attacking numbers that are really impressive. 

He made 133 metres with ball in hand, beat five defenders, had three clean breaks and also scored a wonderful try. 



Jordie Barrett (Hurricanes) 

Jordie found himself pretty busy at full back today and managed to really take pressure off his teams when things got a little tight. He scored nine points today and kicked a pressure kick when his team needed it the most. 

Beauden Barrett (Blues) 

Things started off a little rough for Beauden today but he really grew into the game as his team settled. He made 55 metres with the ball in hand, beat three defenders and one clean break this morning. 

Dalton Papali’i (Blues) 

Unfortunately was on the losing side today but put in a wonderful shift for his side. The 22-year-old made 16 out of his 17 tackles and scored a lovely try from the back of a maul. 

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