Holding on

Smith with the short drop out and the Hurricanes flood the breakdown and win the penalty

Sopoaga clears deep, Marshall returns the favour but Smith dots down for the 22 drop out

Loose pass and the Hurricanes have lost ground back to halfway, Barrett puts it high, great take by Osborne

Quick ball from the lineout and Faddes is intercepted and Jane is away, great tackle by Fekitoa but the Hurricanes are on the attack

Turnover and the Hurricanes have it back, box kick downfield to touch but it's out on the full and they will come back for a Highlanders throw

Sopoaga gets the match underway, early clearance from Barrett and it's charged down, Osborne has it for the Highlanders

The teams are out on the field, kick off is just moments away

The defending champion Otago Highlanders host the Wellington Hurricanes in round 2 of Super Rugby in a repeat from last season’s final.
Surprisingly, both sides started their campaigns with defeats, the Highlanders going down 33-31 to the Blues, while the Hurricanes were humiliated 52-10 by the Brumbies.
The teams will look to get back on track, with the Hurricanes looking for revenge from last year’s final defeat in what should be a cracking New Zealand derby.
The Hurricanes won both the regular season meetings in last year’s competition, 56-20 and 20-13.

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