The Highlanders are 10m from the Hurricanes tryline, bashing it up every phase.

The Hurricanes are penalised from the kickoff as Thrush enters the ruck from the side. Sopoaga lines up a kick to regain the lead.

Savea puts through a grubber up field and forced Sopoaga to take the ball out inside his own 22m area. He is then penalised as he throws the ball away. Very unnecessary.

The Hurricanes receive the ball from the kickoff and attempt to run it out of the 22m. The ball is turned over and Sopoaga slots a drop goal with less than a minute on the clock.

There will be a minute silence in respect of Jerry Collins. A huge loss for rugby worldwide.

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of the Hurricanes vs the Highlanders, LIVE from Mclean Park - Napier. There is plenty riding on this match, the Highlanders are the only side that are able to unseat the Hurricanes on top of the overall standings. The Hurricanes need only two points to cement their spot on top of the table, while the Highlanders will need to produce a win without the likes of Ben Smith, Aaron Smith and Malakai Fekitoa. The Highlanders have a mountain to climb against a quality side that sees Barrett return to flyhalf.