Top League Highlights: Honda Heat Vs NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes
- 2001
Tries from Makazole Mapimpi, Lourens Erasmus and TJ Perenara saw the Red Hurricanes advance to the next playoff game in the Top League knock outs. Honda Heat started the game brightly with a penalty from the boot of Gwangtee Oh but two tries from the Hurricanes saw them to a 3-14 lead at half time with Mapoimpi and Erasmus dotting down. TJ Perenara dotted down before the hour mark to make it a 18 point game before Honda started the comeback with a try from Nobutaka Ubukata and another from Franco Mostert. However, Johann Ackermann's side were able to shut out Honda to secure the 13-21 win.