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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 with a scrum of Chiefs just inside their 22m.

Savea recovers space on the right wing but his rump comes into 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 net change on his 10m line and the Hurricanes are out of position. Alaimalo immediately sends him to the empty battlefield and bounces him off. Hurricanes under early 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 are looking to make another patient attack after a shocking kick by 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 hit after the kickoff and he 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 come back

Ball goes out to Ngatai in midfield but 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 of 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 within 5m of the line

Hurricanes make a breach in the left wing while Lam releases Milner-Skudder with a clearance. There is one on top to hunt, but a rough bounce brings the ball into contact. 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 bears fruit as they keep the ball for 10 phases before McKenzie spies space at 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 leaders launch everything from the Hurricanes to the 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 leaders 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 it will be 5m from the line of the Hurricanes

Evans makes a good comeback halfway and the counterattack of the Hurricanes 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 themselves 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 are working a sales figure through Cane after the kickoff, but he will lose by hitting a few moments later. Hurricanes 10m from their own line.

HUR THREE! Indeed, the Hurricanes retreat with 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 to retaliate after the Hurricanes have thrown themselves after the kickoff, so that's a Chiefs scrum 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 Chiefs 22m. The bus left for a roaring start.

He tries! THE BUS IS IN THE 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 has passed his fitness test, he will start blind for the Hurricanes and the 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 fight 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 back 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, Ben Lam on the left while Nehe Milner-Skudder moves to the center-back, which means Jordie Barrett is once again making a bold jump in the midfield.

The Hurricanes have w in 21 of their last 22 games in Wellington despite the bad 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 what you have to do or die at this time of the season," said Chiefs Colin Cooper's coach: "The winner wins everything and we talked about the Importance of giving "

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 & # 39 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 [19659035] Chefs: 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 & # 3 9, 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