Hurricanes making early inroads towards the Waratahs try line with Savea breaking the defesive line but has no control of the ball as he tries to dot it down and the ball is adjudged to have been lost forward. No try . Early let off for the Waratahs.

The Hurricanes now on the attack but the Waratahs turn over the possession and launch an attack

The first set piece of the match sees the Waratahs feed the line out but the Hurricanes manage to steal one against the throw and win a penalty as the Waratahs infringe at the line out

The sides make their way out and the unbeaten Hurricanes are on 7 wins and never in their Super Rugby history have they won 8 in a row.

Jeremy Thrush makes his 100th Super Rugby appearance today

Welcome to an early start in NZ as the high flying hurricanes look to effectively end the Waratahs title defence. The visitors have had an erratic start to the season with a few shock home losses and a loss away today will put strain on their challenge