The Blues beat the Hurricanes 24-15 in a Super Rugby match which will be remembered longer for its controversy than its quality.
The Hurricanes were reduced to 12 men in the second half after after prop Tyrel Lomax was shown a red card for a shoulder charge, flanker Vaea Fifita was sin-binned for a similar offense and fullback Jordie Barrett received a yellow card for a deliberate knock on which also conceded a penalty try.
In spite of all of those disadvantages, the Hurricanes managed to stay in the game and even took the lead 15-14 with a try after Lomax had left the field.
The Blues managed to edge ahead with the penalty that resulted from Fifita's yellow card, then relied on the penalty try conceded by Barrett to beat the Hurricanes for the first time in their last nine meetings.
[Source: TV NZ]
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