The Wellington Hurricanes kept their Super 15 play-off hopes alive with an emphatic 66-24 bonus-point demolition of the Melbourne Rebels on Saturday.
The Wellington Hurricanes put last week’s defeat behind them with a 42-18 victory over the Sharks in a sometimes fractious Super Rugby encounter.
The Cheetahs fought back after a withering first-half to storm home 47-38 over the Wellington Hurricanes in their Super Rugby match on Saturday.
Ma’a Nonu’s shock sacking by the Wellington Hurricanes followed a campaign to undermine coach Mark Hammett, media reports have said.
Centre Ma’a Nonu scored one try and made two for his fellow All Black Hosea Gear as the Hurricanes came from behind to beat the Lions 38-27.
Hurricanes’ scrumhalf Tyson Keats has been suspended for four weeks for making a dangerous tackle on Blues counterpart Alby Mathewson last weekend.
The Auckland Blues held off a charge from the Wellington Hurricanes to claim a 17-11 win and remain top of the New Zealand Super rugby conference.
Auckland Blues beat the Wellington Hurricanes 17-11 in Super 15 rugby on Friday.
The ACT Brumbies ground out a 17-16 victory over the Wellington Hurricanes on Saturday to snap a five-match losing streak.
Super 15 newcomers the Melbourne Rebels bounced back from a 50-point demolition to hammer the Hurricanes 42-25 in Melbourne on Friday.
Ma’a Nonu will face a judicial hearing on Monday after being sent off during the Wellington Hurricanes’ season-opening loss to the Otago Highlanders.
Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie may shelve the team’s attack-at-all costs play after the Reds were stifled at the breakdown for a second week.
Hurricanes flyhalf Aaron Cruden ensured his side’s Super 14 slim play-off hopes remained alive with a 33-31 victory over the Otago Highlanders.
Scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar slotted a 48m penalty as the fulltime hooter sounded to give the Sharks a 29-26 away victory over the Wellington Hurricanes.
Flyhalf Morne Steyn kicked 14 points as Super 14 champions the Bulls rallied to beat the Wellington Hurricanes 19-18 on Friday.
