WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Jordie Barrett slotted a 78th-minute penalty to shake up the Super Rugby playoffs scenario as the Wellington Hurricanes recorded a 31-22 victory to end the Canterbury Crusaders quest for a perfect season on Saturday. The loss ended the Crusaders hopes of becoming the first side to record a perfect regular season since their class of 2002 achieved the feat. The Crusaders took advantage of that late shakeup with Seta Tamanivalu grabbing two tries inside the first 13 minutes as the Hurricanes looked disorganised on defence. The home side slowly worked their way back into the game as the Crusaders fell foul of referee Glen Jackson, which allowed the Hurricanes to get field position. The visitors then extended the lead when Israel Dagg exploited the revamped backline with Barrett rushing out of the line.

Source: The Star July 15, 2017 09:45 UTC