Waratahs manage to work the ball through the hands resulting in Beale going over under pressure but, the TMO is called in and its adjudged that the ball was lost forward by Beale. No Try. Defensive scrum now on the five meter line for the Hurricanes

Blood Bin Reversal

The Waratahs go on the attack as Skelton breaks through two tackles but, the Hurricanes defense do well to halt the attack but, at the expense of an injury to Perenara who has to leave the field tohave some blood cleaned up.

Blood Bin

The Waratahs unable to make the most of the position they were in as they knock the ball on in a try scoring position. Hurricanes to feed a defensive scrum

The Waratahs now in possession and 5m out from the Hurricanes try line. Hurricanes defense being tested but, the Waratahs win the penalty as the Canes go over the top. Waratahs opt to go for the line out as Foley pops it out the side

Off the restart Barrett chips the ball over the charging Waratahs defense and collects the ball himself and slams down the pedal as he leaves the speedster himself Peter Betham , in his wake to score the second try of the game for the Hurricanes

Barrett slots the conversion from a difficult angle with a swirling wind to draw the scores level

Great scrum by the Hurricanes as Perenara snipes the blind side and pops the pass to his skipper Conrad Smith who dots down in the corner.

Hurricanes plying the pressure after a well worked set piece move manage to get the ball over the line but its held up and the play is brought back as the Hurricanes were playing with a penalty advantage. The Canes opt for the scrum and look to capitalize on their great field position as they are inside the red zone.