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Waratahs host Hurricanes in test of Australia's strong start to Super ...
The Hurricanes scored nine tries to the Waratahs' three, extending their winning streak to nine matches since 2015, highlighting Waratahs' defensive struggles and key injury setbacks.
- On Friday, the Hurricanes defeated the Waratahs 59-19 at Allianz Stadium, with a 40-point margin in round four of Super Rugby Pacific.
- Pressure-Led errors from the Waratahs, who coughed up 18 turnovers and missed 28 of 128 tackles, forced Suaalii to withdraw after a warm-up hamstring injury.
- Classy centre Billy Proctor scored a second-half hat-trick while Bailyn Sullivan matched Max Jorgensen's two-try haul as the Hurricanes ran in nine tries to three, including six after halftime.
- McKellar said the Waratahs' 40-point loss prompted a review, and captain Matt Philip gathered the team on-field after the game.
- The result reinforces Wellington Hurricanes' nine-game streak against New South Wales Waratahs since 2016 and Australian sides' concerns as New Zealand teams reassert themselves.
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Suaalii never left the NSW garage -- his Waratahs teammates barely did either
The Hurricanes served up a reality check for the Waratahs full of speed and physicality as NSW's promising start to the season was eviscerated in a nine-try romp by the Kiwis on Friday night in Sydney.
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The AgeSuaalii set for weeks on sideline as Hurricanes thrash Tahs in ‘reality check’
The Waratahs’ unbeaten run has come to a painful end, with the Kiwi outfit running in nine tries. And a hamstring issue for the Tahs’ million-dollar centre added injury to insult.
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