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By Peter Marriott Some facts and figures for the opening match of the 2020 Super Rugby season between the Hurricanes and the Stormers: Ardie Savea scored the first try for the Hurricanes last year: against the Waratahs. With 54 tries, TJ Perenara is just two short of Christian Cullen's Hurricanes record of 56. On
Day: February 1, 2020
Aisle be Back: Super Rugby kicks off, Hurricanes to play Stormers in season opener
• By Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy is Club Rugby’s Falkland Islands correspondent and has been covering and watching rugby around the world since the days of Wairarapa-Bush tearing up the NPC first division. Strictly speaking the world spins at pretty much the same rate, at least as far as mere mortals like
Taramai a welcome addition to Hurricanes loose forward group
As has been the case for each of the past 24 years of Super Rugby, the Hurricanes are oozing loose forward talent this season. An exciting group of players will fill the contracted loosies roster, with Gareth Evans (Hawke’s Bay), Vaea Fifita (Wellington), Du’Plessis Kirifi (Wellington), Reed Prinsep (Canterbury), Devan Flanders