Reuters, WELLINGTONThe Wellington Hurricanes yesterday struggled to get their attack going, but still had just enough to overcome an obdurate Queensland Reds side 38-34 and notch up their 10th straight Super Rugby victory. Winger Ben Lam grabbed his 13th and 14th tries of the campaign to stand one shy of a Super Rugby record, while there were also scores from No. 8 Blade Thomson, lock Sam Lousi and flyhalf Beauden Barrett, who added 13 points with his boot. The Reds, humbled 63-28 by the Sunwolves last weekend, brought a physicality to the contest that would have made coach Brad Thorn proud, but were unable to prevent Australia’s winless streak against New Zealand opposition from reaching 40 matches. The win put the Hurricanes back on top of the competition standings by three points pending the Canterbury Crusaders’ match today, with the two most recent champions scheduled to meet in Christchurch, New Zealand, next weekend.

Source: Taipei Times May 18, 2018 15:56 UTC