As it happened: The late blaze of the leaders not enough tactical The Hurricanes hold for a point victory in the windy Wellington | 1 NEWS

CHI TRY! Fifita receives a yellow card full time for a scuffle that he has started but it does not matter. The leaders get a territory from the penalty and score a heartbreaking consolation try on the full-time shooter through Boshier. Nice touch of the chefs. Ngatai takes the last conversion in his last match and he slits it.

The Hurricanes played a tactical match on a windy night tonight. The Chiefs simply could not cross the line when they needed to start early in the game and in the second half they could not play in the right half of the court until it was too much later. That will do it for our coverage tonight. Po marie!

CHI TRY! The chiefs finally find space on the left wing with Alaimalo. He joins McKenzie with 20m to go and the top five are intact. Nice ending to the Chiefs season.

Rinse and repeat. Leaders attempt a line break with a risky pass. It's going to the ground. Savea recovers, sees space and kicks for a rebound to the touch. The Chiefs line up their 22m again.

The Chiefs are now playing a desperate style, but the Hurricanes line is holding up. They simply have not been able to escape their half net in this second half. Laumape delivers his third big shot of the night and he forces another half-way figure. Perenara sees space in the backfield and tears it to the touch. The Chiefs' lineup on their 22m.

The Chiefs make a breach in the left wing with fast hands, but everything is lost 10m from the Hurricanes line. Ball goes out to McKenzie and he passes to Polwart but the reserve drops him cold. It was probably there only the chance of a miracle return, you feel it.

HUR TRY! Ben Lam marks the 15th place of the season in the left turn and it may be the last nail. Just go down the backline and Lam has space to work. Jordie accelerates this time for conversion instead of his brother's sideline and nails him.

Hurricanes recover the ball and sink the ball deep into half of the Chiefs with 15 phases of play. The ball goes out to the right wing at 15m from the Chiefs line and the Chiefs hit in the tackle. No advantage so we come back for a scrum Hurricanes. 15m from the line. That could decide the game.

The leaders have a chance to answer after the Hurricanes are penalized for the hands in the scrum soon after the kickoff. McKenzie finds touch at 40m from the Hurricanes line.

CHI TRY! Perenara marks the back of the scrum again. Bats through Weber and powers despite the fact that Cane arrives to silence him.

Hurricanes enter the Chiefs 22m after a line from Jordie before opening in Savea. Savea is shot down 15m and the Hurricanes turn to their attackers. It takes eight phases but they arrive at less than 5m. The ball goes out to Jordie on the right, he goes to get the line and he is held back. Hurricanes advance by 5m

Long passage of play as both sides spend time attacking 10 + attacks in midfield. McKenzie sees the Chiefs go nowhere and kick but he's overcooked. Bounces around the Hurricanes and Jordie arrives to kill him. Hurricanes with a drop of 22m to come.

HUR THREE! The Chiefs are penalized early after the send-off for the hands in the scrum and Beauden goes up 42m as this match goes further down the line. He is about 10m from the sideline for the kick. Keep the kick down and place a curling stunner. Hurricanes Come Back

CHI TRY! Ngatai hoofs a clearing kick but he does not come out thanks to this classic Welly breeze. The rebound is perfect for a Boshier pursuit and he wins it halfway through. He sinks in the 22m and gets down 10m. It is quickly recycled left and Lienert-Brown scores.

Hurricanes roar for 14 phases, but they can not cross the line and that forces them to hit. Good defense of the leaders there. Direct and composed. Stoppage in play for Milner-Skudder he gets a nice cut on the head patched. The game resumes its place with a scrum of Chiefs just inside their 22m.

Savea takes space on the right wing but his grapple comes in contact at 10m from the Chiefs line. Chiefs respond through McKenzie to alignment with an authorization. Kick is wobbly and only finds his 22m. Hurricanes with another upcoming lineup.

Hurricane attackers do the work while their maul wins a penalty. The leaders tried to stop the roll but collapsed and were penalized. Beauden finds the contact midway for an alignment.

Messam makes a clean roll on his 10m line and the Hurricanes are out of position. Alaimalo immediately sends him to the empty battlefield and bounces him off. Hurricanes are under pressure with an alignment just outside their 22m.

Beauden makes us go again. The season of someone will be over in 40 minutes.

Chiefs had one last chance to score while Messam rumbled in the 22m and over with the Hurricanes, but he pushed for an unloading and lost the ball. Hurricanes recover and bring it into contact. Entertaining in the first half but both parties have problems with the wind giving a wise kick and even some strange handling mistakes. Hurricanes have taken the lead despite the fact that they have less ball. The chefs have not quite cracked the code for crossing the line this week. Laumape and the bus have great nights at home too. We will be back soon for another 40 exciting minutes.

The Chiefs seek to create another patient attack after a shocking punch from Perenara. But there's a wild pass walking half way and Milner-Skudder is here to pick up. But he has not cleaned it and it is a problem.

Beauden switched to a crosskick but Alaimalo took it and called mark. Free kick for the Chiefs. Odd choice by Barrett No.10 over there

Laumape with another big shot after the kickoff and it leads to a penalty for not releasing. Beauden kicks halfway and finds him. Hurricanes with an alignment just inside the 22m Chiefs.

HUR TRY! Perenara sits at the back of the scrum and he passes through two tacklers to score left. The TMO was called to check if there was a hit on when he went to the line, but no angle can prove it so that he enjoys the doubt. The canes return in front of

Ball goes out to Ngatai in the midfield but he is stopped by Laumape. Laumape supports him and a maul is formed. He goes to the ground and the ball does not come out so the referee rewards the Hurricanes with a scrum. The massive game Laumape

Beauden tries to score near the left wing but he loses the ball in contact. The leaders throw themselves on their 5m. This could be another expensive decision and an error.

The leaders clear up but the Hurricanes spot them with a kick bouncing into the Chiefs 22m. McKenzie recovers and seems to run, but he has no support when he is taken to the ground. The penalty comes to not be released and the Hurricanes are found this time. Three points in perspective with the mark inside the 22m Chiefs but Beauden kicks. Hurricanes line up 5m from the line

Hurricanes make a breach in the left wing while Lam releases Milner-Skudder with unloading. There is one on top to hunt, but a rough bounce brings the ball into contact. The Chiefs' line-up at 15m from their own line

The wind really plays in the Tin Cake while Harris is again penalized for a non-right throw. Hurricanes are fighting just outside their 22m.

The Chiefs' patient attack is paying off as they keep the ball for 10 phases before McKenzie spies space on the back. He tears it off and Beauden is there in the back to retrieve it but three Chiefs join him near the sideline and put him in contact. The Chiefs' line-up on the 22m Hurricanes

CHI THREE! The Chiefs launch everything on the Hurricanes line but there are 12 phases. However, they are offside and there is no benefit so it comes back for a penalty. The leaders take the points this time and McKenzie delivers. All tied up.

The chiefs with another great chance of attack. The hurricanes are penalized for the hands in the scrum and the leaders have again refused the three for a kick in touch. McKenzie finds it easily and he will be within 5m of the Hurricanes line.

Evans makes a good mid-way return and the Hurricanes counterattack by Jordie. He tears it through the unstable Chiefs line, but it's too heavy for Lam to hunt and bounce inside the Chiefs 22m.

The Chiefs kick after refusing three points and getting their penalty. They win 40m after a pitcher does not let go and McKenzie finds touch at 10m from the Hurricane line but Harris's throw is not right, so it's a scrum Hurricanes. Decisions like this can make all the difference in the footy playoffs.

The Chiefs make a turnover through Cane after the kickoff but it gets lost by hitting a few moments later. Hurricanes 10m from their own line.

HUR THREE! Indeed, the Hurricanes win points as the Chiefs are penalized for being offside two phases after the scrum. Barrett takes the easy points on the offer just in front.

Hurricanes turn to an immediate response while Messam hits her after the kickoff. This gave the Hurricanes a scrum 15m from the Chiefs line on the right side of the field.

CHI TRY! The chiefs answer via Weber. The line of hurricanes arrives too quickly halfway in search of another interception and Harris is in the space on the left wing. He binds himself with Stevenson who shoots and passes to his middle distance on the 22m Hurricanes to set up the test. Doozy from a start in Wellywood.

The Chiefs have an immediate chance of retaliating after the Hurricanes have thrown themselves after the kickoff, so it's a scrum of Chiefs in the 22m Hurricanes. The scrum goes down, the ball goes to the left and Savea has another interception. He tries to score again but Lienert-Brown gets to him and there is a knock on while Savea tries to clear inside the 22m Chiefs. The bus left for a roaring start.

He tries! THE BUS IS IN SUB-POSTS! The Chiefs recover the ball at half-time after Perenara's release. The first pass from McKenzie is a huge pass and Savea has chosen. Works 50m intact to mark. What a start for the house after last week

McKenzie kicks off and we're on our way to Welly!

Brad Shields passed his fitness test to start blind for the Hurricanes and captain tonight. That means Reed Prinsep will be heading to the bench and Sam Henwood will take over. Wes Goosen also passed a head check to sit on the bench. The northwest breeze in the Tin Cake right now.

It's been less than a week since they met, but the landscape of tonight's match is completely different for the Hurricanes and the Chiefs.

There is the integration of the Restored All Blacks, a different place and the mentality of victory or return home this week after the Chiefs' first bloodshed in Hamilton Last Saturday

The Chiefs welcomed Sam Cane, Karl Tu & # 39; s Inukuafe and Nathan Harris for the competition while the Hurricanes recalled Julian Savea to the starting team and dragged their back line to accommodate him.

Savea will be on the right wing, Ben Lam on the left while Nehe Milner-Skudder moves to the center-back, which means Jordie Barrett once again makes the bold jump in the middle of ground.

The Hurricanes have w in 21 of their last 22 games in Wellington despite the mediocre form they currently have, having lost four of their last five games – this win was against the Blues in the Tin Cake.

With everything on the line, the teams take nothing for granted tonight.

"It's to be done or lost at this point of the season," said Chiefs Colin Cooper's coach.

"The winner takes everything and we talked about the importance"

Hurricanes: 15 Nehe Milner-Skudder, 14 Julian Savea, 13 Jordie Barrett, 12 Ngani Laumape, 11 Ben Lam, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Blade Thomson, 7 Gareth Evans, 6 Brad Shields (c) / Reed Prinsep, 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Michael Fatialofa, 3 Jeff Toomaga-Allen, 2 Ricky Riccitelli, 1 Toby Smith

Replacements: 16 James O'Reilly, 17 Chris Eves, 18 Ben May, 19 Vaea Fifita, 20 Reed Prinsep / Sam Henwood, 21 Jamie Booth, 22 Ihaia West, 23 Wes Goosen / Jonah Lowe [19659060] Chiefs: 15 Solomon Alaimalo, 14 Sean Wainui, 13 Anton Lienert-Brown, 12 Charlie Ngatai, 11 Shaun Stevenson, 10 Damian McKenzie, 9 Brad Weber, 8 Liam Messam, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Lachlan Boshier, 5 Michael Allardice, 4 Brodie Retallick, 3 Angus Ta & Avao, 2 Nathan Harris, 1 Karl Tu & # 39; inukuafe

Replacements: 16 Liam Polwart, 17 Sam Prattley, 18 Jeff Thwaites, 19 Jesse Parete, 20 Mitch Karpik, 21 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 22 Marty McKenzie, 23 Alex Nankivell