The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua have finally reclaimed their Fortress in Lautoka after winning their first game of the season beating the Hurricanes 25-20 in their round three Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific match.
With both teams playing to the conditions dealt them in a wet and slippery Lautoka as they opted for kicks and chase trying to catch their opposition napping.
Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula kicked the Drua into the lead with a penalty kick from 40 metres out to lead 3-0.
Canes winger Fehi Fineanganofo replied for his side scoring in the corner after Cam Roigard noticed an overlap for them to lead the Drua 5-3.
Tuidraki Samusamuvodre came up short after knocking the ball short of the line however he was able to redeem himself in the second half.
The surprise of the day was that in a 27 degrees overcast Lautoka, heat protocols were being observed.
Peter Lakai charged over for the second Canes try after the Drua were continously being pinged for being offside to lead 10-3.
In the 27th Ilaisa Droasese kicked from deep and chased, leading to a turnover which led to Motikiai Murray scoring drawing things equal at 10-all.
3 minutes from the break Canes centre Billy Proctor scored through a mismatch to lead 17-10.
Armstrong-Ravula slotted a penalty kick in the 38th minute to keep Drua within reach.
Half-time 13-17 to the Canes.
Jordie Barrett nailed a penalty from 50 metres out to extend their lead to 20-13.
Samusamuvodre intercepted a pass and ran through untouched to score under the sticks, conversion successful to draw the score even at 20-all.
The Drua finally got back in front after a cut out pass to Peni Ravai who then passed to Etonia Waqa who gunned it down the sidelines to extend their lead to 25-20 which they then protected for the next 12 minutes to get them the win.
The Drua are on a bye next week.
Fijian Drua vs Hurricanes Round 3 Live Updates
0.00' Hurricanes kicks off
0.41' Lomani receives ball
0.56' Lomani kicks
1.09' Sullivan takes ball forward
1.53' knock on from Sullivan
02.31' Drua's scrum
2.40' Ravula kicks, Canes charges down
03.15' Line out for Hurricanes
3.40' Advantage for Drua
4.14' Ravula kicks for goal
5.25' Drua 3 - 0 Hurricanes
5.46' restart from Canes
5.57' Momo receives the ball
06.47' lineout throw from Canes
07.08' Roigard kicks it into touch
07.20' Lineout from Drua, ref calls interference, lineout throw from Drua
09.07' Drua still in possession
09.24' Canes has possession, ball stolen by Drua
09.50' ruck off feet, ball in Canes' possession
10.59' knocked backward by Canes
11.25' First try for Canes by Fineanganofo
12.21' Barret kicks for 2, unsuccessful
12.25' Drua 3 - 5 Canes
13.55' Canes offside, opportunity for Drua
14.16' Ravula kicks it into touch, lineout by Drua
14.36' Knock on advantage for Drua, offside by Canes
15.40' Drua taps ball, 5 metres away from scoreline
16.00' Samusamuvodre knocks ball on, advantage over
17.04' Advantage for the Canes, goes back for penalty
18.12' Canes lineout throw, Canes' adavantage
18.22' Advantage over
19.40' 13 blue offside
20.08' Game pauses for heat protocol
21.07' Canes still in possession
22.00' Adavantage for Canes, Drua offside, 5 metres away from Cane's scoreline
22.35' Roigard taps ball, Canes punches through
23.14' Second offside for Drua
23.50' Canes go for lineout
24.09' Canes throw in, Canes' try, Lakai scores
25.00' Drua 3 - 10 Canes
26.15' 12 metres inside Canes' territory, Drua's scrum
26.40' Lomani puts it in, throws a dummy to Rabitu, Rabitu passed to Droasese, Droasese drops the ball
27.48' Canes' scrum, Ball carrier holds on to ball, Drua kicks it into touch, Drua's lineout throw
29.15' Adavatage for Drua, Motikiai Murray scores for Drua
30.19' Drua 8 - 10 Canes
31.00' Conversion successful for Drua
31.01' Drua 10 - Canes 10
32.05' Canes' throw in, Drua gets penalised infront of Canes' score line
32.58' Billy Proctor scores under the post for Canes
33.11' Drua 10 - 15 Hurricanes
33.37' Drua 10 - 17 Hurricanes
34.04' Drua restarts, advantage over for Drua, knock on by Franl Lomani
35.12' Canes' scrum, Harkin kicks it into touch
36.10' Drua's lineout throw, Canes' offside
37.55' Ravula kicks for goal, successful
35.36' Drua 13 - Hurricanes 17
38.55' Harkin restarts, Lomani receives, Lomani kicks
40.00' HALFTIME
Drua 13 - 17 Hurricanes
SECOND HALF
40.22' Canes kicks, Drua has possession
40.55' ball handling error by Drua, Canes' has possession
41.30' Canes' scrum, reset scrum
42.27' Another reset for Canes
42.40' Drua's line out throw
42.60' Canes kicks it into touch
45.21' Peni Ravai replaces Mesake Doge at tight head prop
46.00' Drua scrum, Frank Lomani feeds the scrum at the 22 meter mark
47.54' Jordie Barret nails a penalty kick at the 52 meter mark
49.13' Tuidraki Samudamuvodre intercepts and flys down to score a try
50.00' Coversion successful
50.25' Fijian Drua 20 Hurricanes 20
51.21' Frank Lomani kicks to get the Drua out of their red zone
51.46' Hurricanes lineout
52.30' Knock on by Jordie Barrett
53.29' Frank Lomani feeds the scrum
54.14' Kock on by the Hurricanes
54.55' Drua scrum
55.00' Hurricanes lineout
55.05' ball stolen by the Drua
56.35' Hurricanes scrum at the 50 meter mark
58.29' Ravula kicks to get the Drua out of their danger zone
59.55' The Hurricanes enter the Drua 22 again
63.25' Drua has possession
66.42' Etonia Waqa scores for Drua, Ravula unsuccessful with conversion
67.50' Drua 25 - 20 Hurricanes
68.50' Canes' lose possession, penalty goes against Canes
69.23' Ravula kicks it into touch
69.60' penalty against the Drua, not rolling away
70.22' Canes' kicks it into touch
70.48' throw in for Canes, stolen by Drua
71.35' Canes has possession
72.60' Canes' kicks it into touch, Canes' lineout from 10 minutes out
74.00' Canes' still has possession
75.21' Canes' loses ball
76.11' Ref pauses game
77.33' Drua has possession
77.60' Canes' kicks it down, Leleiwasa receives, passes to Droasese, Droasese kicks it down
78.34' ref pauses clock
78.55' Drua's scrum
80.00' FULL TIME
FULL TIME : DRUA 25 - 20 HURRICANES
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