Hurricanes 45 - 28 Highlanders

● full_time 80 minutes

23 May 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 15

Hnry Stadium

The Hurricanes secured a commanding 45-28 victory over the Highlanders at Hnry Stadium. Josh Moorby opened the scoring with an early try, followed by a conversion from Ruben Love. The Highlanders faced a major setback when Daniel Lienert-Brown received a red card just minutes into the match. The Hurricanes capitalized on this advantage, with Love scoring two tries himself, contributing to a substantial first-half lead. Despite a late rally from the Highlanders, highlighted by a try from Lucas Casey, they couldn't close the gap. Ruben Love's performance was instrumental, not only scoring two tries but also converting seven times. The match concluded with the Hurricanes maintaining their dominance over the Highlanders, continuing a strong trend from previous encounters.

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Weather

Temperature: 13.4°C (Feels like 10.3°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 15.0 km/h, gusting to 19.7 km/h Humidity: 79% Cloud Cover: 84%

Highlights

Events

0' kickoff
1' try Josh Moorby
2' conversion Ruben Love
5' yellow_card Daniel Lienert-Brown
6' red_card Daniel Lienert-Brown
6' substitution Devan Flanders
8' try Kini Naholo
9' conversion Ruben Love
14' try Du'Plessis Kirifi
15' conversion Ruben Love
15' yellow_card_complete Daniel Lienert-Brown
17' substitution Jonah Lowe
18' substitution Hugh Renton
24' try Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
25' conversion Cameron Millar
28' try Ruben Love
29' conversion Ruben Love
29' substitution Siale Lauaki
32' substitution Henry Bell
32' substitution Saula Ma'u
40' try Timoci Tavatavanawai
40' yellow_card Ngane Punivai
40' half_time
40' second_half
41' conversion Cameron Millar
41' yellow_card Xavier Tito-Harris
42' try Kini Naholo
43' conversion Ruben Love
45' substitution Nic Shearer
45' substitution Hugh Renton
49' try Adam Lennox
50' conversion Cameron Millar
50' substitution Pasilio Tosi
50' yellow_card_complete Ngane Punivai
51' try Brayden Iose
51' yellow_card_complete Xavier Tito-Harris
53' substitution Xavier Tito-Harris
54' substitution Asafo Aumua
54' substitution Mitch Dunshea
58' try Ere Enari
61' substitution Ere Enari
66' yellow_card Pouri Rakete-Stones
66' substitution Du'Plessis Kirifi
67' try Lucas Casey
68' conversion Cameron Millar
68' substitution Kini Naholo
74' substitution Ngane Punivai
76' yellow_card_complete Pouri Rakete-Stones
80' full_time