Hurricanes 29 - 33 Blues

Full time

01 Mar 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 3

Sky Stadium

The match concluded with the Blues defeating the Hurricanes 33-29 in a closely contested encounter. Harry Godfrey was instrumental for the Hurricanes, scoring a try and converting several penalties. The Hurricanes faced early challenges, losing two players to yellow cards within the first 20 minutes. However, they managed to rally back with a try from Kini Naholo and continued to score through Godfrey's penalties. The Blues responded well, with tries from Ricky Riccitelli and Cameron Suafoa, showcasing Beauden Barrett's kicking accuracy. A crucial late try from Hoskins Sotutu initially put the Blues in a commanding position, but his subsequent red card shifted the momentum. Ultimately, the Blues held on for a narrow victory despite a spirited effort from the Hurricanes.

Weather

Temperature: 19.5°C (Feels like 16.2°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 33.4 km/h, gusting to 52.5 km/h Humidity: 73% Cloud Cover: 16%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
9'

Penalty

Harry Godfrey · Hurricanes

3 - 0
16'

Yellow Card

Xavier Numia · Hurricanes
17'

Yellow Card

Pouri Rakete-Stones · Hurricanes
17'

Substitution

Pouri Rakete-Stones on for Brad Shields · Hurricanes
18'

Penalty Try

No Player · Blues

3 - 7
21'

Yellow Card

Rieko Ioane · Blues
22'

Penalty

Harry Godfrey · Hurricanes

6 - 7
22'

Substitution

Jacob Devery on for Raymond Tuputupu · Hurricanes
24'

Try

Ricky Riccitelli · Blues

6 - 12
25'

Conversion

Beauden Barrett · Blues

6 - 14
26'

Yellow Card Complete

Xavier Numia · Hurricanes
27'

Yellow Card Complete

Pouri Rakete-Stones · Hurricanes
28'

Try

Harry Godfrey · Hurricanes

11 - 14
29'

Conversion

Harry Godfrey · Hurricanes

13 - 14
30'

Try

Cameron Suafoa · Blues

13 - 19
31'

Conversion

Beauden Barrett · Blues

13 - 21
31'

Yellow Card Complete

Rieko Ioane · Blues
35'

Penalty

Harry Godfrey · Hurricanes

16 - 21
40'

Substitution

Riley Hohepa on for Kade Banks · Hurricanes
Halftime 16 - 21
Second Half
42'

Penalty

Harry Godfrey · Hurricanes

19 - 21
44'

Substitution

Josh Fusitu'a on for Ofa Tu'ungafasi · Blues
51'

Substitution

Angus Ta'avao on for Marcel Renata · Blues
51'

Substitution

Anton Segner on for Cameron Suafoa · Blues
51'

Substitution

Tevita Mafile'o on for Pasilio Tosi · Hurricanes
57'

Substitution

Cam Christie on for Dalton Papali'i · Blues
59'

Try

Kini Naholo · Hurricanes

24 - 21
60'

Conversion

Harry Godfrey · Hurricanes

26 - 21
60'

Substitution

Cole Forbes on for Harry Plummer · Blues
62'

Penalty

Harry Godfrey · Hurricanes

29 - 21
62'

Substitution

Brayden Iose on for Brad Shields · Hurricanes
62'

Substitution

Hugo Plummer on for Isaia Walker-Leawere · Hurricanes
62'

Substitution

Pouri Rakete-Stones on for Xavier Numia · Hurricanes
65'

Substitution

Sam Nock on for Finlay Christie · Blues
67'

Try

Hoskins Sotutu · Blues

29 - 28
67'

Conversion

Beauden Barrett · Blues

29 - 23
68'

Substitution

James Mullan on for Ricky Riccitelli · Blues
69'

Try

Mark Tele'a · Blues

29 - 33
70'

Substitution

Ngatungane Punivai on for Fehi Fineanganofo · Hurricanes
70'

Substitution

Ere Enari on for Cam Roigard · Hurricanes
74'

Red Card

Hoskins Sotutu · Blues
79'

Substitution

Corey Evans on for Sam Nock · Blues
Fulltime 29 - 33

Player ratings

Hurricanes

15 Kade Banks 6.6
14 Fehi Fineanganofo 6.0
13 Bailyn Sullivan 6.3
12 Peter Umaga-Jensen 7.5
11 Kini Naholo 7.2
10 Harry Godfrey 8.3
9 Cam Roigard 7.0
1 Xavier Numia 4.5
2 Raymond Tuputupu 5.9
3 Pasilio Tosi 6.6
4 Caleb Delany 6.7
5 Isaia Walker-Leawere 6.1
6 Brad Shields 7.1
7 Du'Plessis Kirifi 6.7
8 Peter Lakai 7.2
16 Jacob Devery 6.8
17 Pouri Rakete-Stones 4.9
18 Tevita Mafile'o 6.2
19 Hugo Plummer 5.9
20 Brayden Iose 6.0
21 Ere Enari 6.0
22 Riley Hohepa 5.9
23 Ngatungane Punivai 6.0

Blues

15 Beauden Barrett 7.5
14 Mark Tele'a 9.3
13 Rieko Ioane 6.0
12 AJ Lam 7.8
11 Caleb Clarke 6.3
10 Harry Plummer 5.8
9 Finlay Christie 6.3
1 Ofa Tu'ungafasi 6.4
2 Ricky Riccitelli 8.0
3 Marcel Renata 6.9
4 Patrick Tuipulotu 7.8
5 Josh Beehre 7.7
6 Cameron Suafoa 7.1
7 Dalton Papali'i 6.6
8 Hoskins Sotutu 5.9
16 James Mullan 6.4
17 Josh Fusitu'a 7.0
18 Angus Ta'avao 6.7
19 Cam Christie 6.0
20 Anton Segner 6.2
21 Sam Nock 6.7
22 Corey Evans –
23 Cole Forbes 6.0