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Lions
17
Match Complete
Hurricanes
37
| 75 |  | D. Coles | ||
| 65 |  | J. Barrett | ||
| 64 | | D. Coles | ||
| S. Reynolds | | 59 | ||
| A. Dyantyi | | 58 | ||
| 47 | | B. Lam | ||
| 46 |  | J. Barrett | ||
| 41 | | J. Barrett | ||
| 40 | | B. Lam | ||
| 39 | | J. Barrett | ||
| S. Reynolds | | 20 | ||
| S. Reynolds | | 10 | ||
| A. Dyantyi | | 9 | ||
| 7 | | J. Barrett | ||
| 6 | | N. Laumape |
| 2 | Tries | 5 | ||
| 2 | Conversions | 3 | ||
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 2 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The Hurricanes will look to keep building towards their guaranteed home final in the first week of Super Rugby finals as they complete their long overseas road trip in Johannesburg against the Lions, who are still in a virtual must-win position. Join The Roar for live scores from 11:05pm (AEST).
The Hurricanes have had a ridiculously good season, and would be leading any other conference. Unfortunately for them, they are in New Zealand, and that’s a task designated to the shoulders of the Crusaders in said conference.
They are, however, so far ahead of every other second-place team that they have already locked up the top wildcard spot and will have a home finals spot in the first week of action.
The ‘Canes have already been on the road for two weeks, which is an adequate preparation for the finals, frankly, and came away with a really hard-fought, strong win over the Sharks last week in Durban.
Overcoming a turgid forward pack, they ran on 30 points to take the victory, bouncing back from a loss to the Jaguares in their first clash away from home.
On the other side of the park, this is the Lions last game for the year in Johannesburg, and there is a real feeling that they desperately need a win before facing the Bulls next week.
The Lions finals standing may directly be impacted by the results of the Sharks in the later clash away to the Jaguares should they lose, but if they win, they create an almost unassailable gap to sides outside the top eight with one week left to play.
Like the rest of the South African conference, inconsistency has shaped the season for the Lions, but they have just started to piece things together at the right end of the season, with three wins from their last four games, with strong performances against the Waratahs, Highlanders and Stormers in their last outing.
If they are going to beat the ‘Canes, then it all comes down to their forwards and whether they can win the battle of the ruck or not.
Prediction
The Hurricanes were really good against the Sharks last week, and while an in-form Lions present a slightly different, and potentially tougher challenge, the ‘Canes should finish up with another win as they continue their build of momentum towards the finals.
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