The Hurricanes have maintained their unbeaten start to the Super Rugby season, beating the Crusaders 14-10 in Christchurch. 

The Hurricanes, so dominant in the first half, were forced to come from behind after the Crusaders regained composure to steal the lead for the first time in the 70th minute. 

Despite battling an increasingly malfunctioning lineout Clark Laidlaw’s men proved they are no fast-track bullies by grinding their way downfield and imposing pressure, which resulted in replacement Crusaders lock Jamie Hannah being sent to the bin with three-and-a-half minutes remaining. 

From an audacious quick tap kick, replacement Hurricanes lock Justin Sangster scored. The Crusaders had one last shot but instead they finished the contest with former All Blacks prop Owen Franks earning a yellow card for his clumsy cleanout attempt. 

Victory maintains the Hurricanes presence at the top of the table as Super Rugby’s only unbeaten team.  

Assistant coach Tyler Bleyendaal joined Adam Cooper to talk about the win. 

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