Hurricanes destroy Blues at Eden Park
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The Blues have been thrashed by the Hurricanes at Eden Park 47-24, ripped open by the free-running Hurricanes.
Fehi Fineanganofo's incredible form continued, now just one five-pointer away from the most prolific tryscoring season in Super Rugby history.
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The home side struggled to have any impact in the first half, as Hurricanes lock Warner Dearns chargedown kicking off the evening, before tries for Jordie Barrett and Pasilio Tosi gave the Hurricanes a commanding 21-0 lead at halftime.
The northerners pulled one back after the break, as flanker Malachi Wrampling barged over to offer some hope, but the 'Canes were not letting them back.
Wing Kini Naholo announced his return with a try, taking a slick inside ball from halfback Ere Enari to stretch the advantage further.
Then came Fineanganofo's record equaliser cpmtomiomg am epic year which still has him in the sights of the All Blacks selectors despite his move overseas.
The wing sparked it, as he hurled a wide pass to lock Caleb Delany, who kicked ahead, but the bounce evaded him and fell for Fineanganofo, who pulled out a spectacular dive to mark the moment.
He is just one try from the record, currently shared with Joe Roff and Ben Lam.
As the game opened up, the Blues cashed in with three late tries for hooker Kurt Eklund, wing AJ Lam and lock Sam Darry, who bulldozed his way through the Hurricanes, after taking a quick tap.
The Hurricanes closed out the game through flanker Peter Lakai, putting a record number of points on the scoreboard and sending a serious statement about their 2026 title hopes.
Hurricanes 47 (Warner Dearns, Jordie Barrett, Pasilio Tosi, Kini Naholo, Fehi Fineanganofo, Raymond Tuputupu, Peter Lakai tries; Ruben Love 6 con). Blues 24 (Malachi Wrampling, AJ Lam, Kurt Eklund, Sam Darry tries; Beauden Barrett, Stephen Perofeta con)HT: 0-21.
