Hurricanes v Brumbies Stat Attack

Fehi Fineanganofo (above) carried on with his try scoring habit becoming just the fourth Hurricanes player to score four tries in a Super Rugby match. The previous instances were by Ben Lam (against the Rebels at Melbourne in 2018), Ngani Laumape (against the Blues at Wellington in 2018, 10 matches after Lam) and Bailyn Sullivan (against the Chiefs at Wellington in 2025, 13 matches before Fineanganofo).

Fineanganofo has now scored 20 tries in just 21 appearances for the Hurricanes.

In Round 6 (against the Highlanders) and Round 7 (against the Reds) Fineanganofo scored hat-tricks and he has become the first player in Super Rugby history to score three or more tries in a match three times during the same season. His overall record also includes two tries in a match on three occasions.

Fehi Fineanganofo’s first three tries were scored in 31 minutes which is quick but well short of the time it took Madosh Tambwe to score his hattrick for the Lions against the Stormers at Johannesburg in 2018. He scored his in a record 13 minutes and a fourth 38 minutes later. Fineanganofo’s four tries were also scored over a period of 51 minutes.

In association with Hurricanes statistics compiler Peter Marriott, the Stat Attack returns in 2026. Facts and figures from the Hurricanes’ win over the Horsemen in Christchurch below.

Round 11 v Brumbies: Won 45-12

This round was labelled the Super and ANZAC Weekend Round where 10 teams (the Force had a bye) all played at the newly completed Christchurch venue, One NZ Stadium. A total of five matches were played over three days of competition.

The Hurricanes and the Brumbies have now met 35 times: 15 wins to the Hurricanes and 20 to the Brumbies.

There have been no draws although two matches have been decided by a margin of one point.

Fourteen of those 35 matches have been played in New Zealand. The Hurricanes have won nine times to the Brumbies five.

The Hurricanes extended their record run against the Brumbies in New Zealand to five wins in a row. The Brumbies have not won since the match at Wellington on 7 March 2014 when they prevailed 29-21.

In fact the Hurricanes have now won their last 23 matches in New Zealand against all Australian sides.

This sequence began straight after their 24-29 loss to the Waratahs at Wellington in 2015. Since that match the Hurricanes have gone on to beat the Rebels six times, the Brumbies five times, the Force four times, the Reds four times and the Waratahs four times. Fifteen of those victories have been at the Westpac/Sky/Hnry Stadium, four in Palmerston North, three in Napier and one at the new One NZ Stadium.

Before this match both the Hurricanes and the Brumbies had beaten all of their other Australian and New Zealand opposition sides respectively and so one of them was going to perform the clean sweep. In the case of the Hurricanes they “only” had to beat four sides whilst the Brumbies had to beat five.

The Hurricanes had performed the clean sweep on three previous occasions: in 2005, when Australia only ha three teams in the competition, and in 2017 and 2023 when they had five teams.

A new trophy, the Captain Shout Cup, was established last year to honour New Zealand born Alfred “Whisper” Shout who showed great courage on several occasions during the campaign in Gallipoli. He was posthumously awarded a Victoria Cross. The cup is played for on an annual basis between the Brumbies and the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes won it last year and so have retained it.

This was the third match the Hurricanes have actually played on ANZAC day and all have been against the

Brumbies. The first was in 1999 at the old Athletic Park where the Brumbies won 21-13. The second was at the then named Westpac Stadium in 2009 when the hosts won 56-7.

The match in Christchurch was the first one played by the Hurricanes and Brumbies at a neutral venue. Previous

matches had been played in Canberra, Napier, Palmerston North and Wellington.

One NZ Stadium is the 40th different ground on which the Hurricanes have played and their third different ground in Christchurch.

The Hurricanes and the Brumbies match was the 50th to be played in this year’s competition.

The Brumbies 12 points in the match is their lowest score against the Hurricanes since losing 9-29 at Wellington in the Semi-final played in 2015.

The Hurricanes have conceded 12 points in a match 15 times losing just once: against the Brumbies at Canberra in 2021 (10-12).

The Hurricanes kept the Brumbies scoreless in the first half of a match for the second time. The first was at Wellington in 2001 when the home side led 20-0 at the break. The Hurricanes eventually won 34-19.

The Hurricanes have scored 40 points or more on six occasions this season to equal their record set in 2017 and repeated in 2024. In 2017 they had two scores in the 40s and one each in the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. In

2024 they had five in the 40s and one in the 50s. This year there have been two in the 40’s and four in the 50s.

The Hurricanes seven tries against the Brumbies took their total to 117 which is their new record for most tries against an Australian side. The previous record was 111, against the Waratahs.

Prior to this match, nine of the 11 matches played by the Hurricanes and Brumbies had all been played at the GIO Stadium in Canberra. The Hurricanes won two of them.

For the third time in a row the Hurricanes started a match with the same back-line. There were, however, five changes in the forward pack from that which started in the previous match against the Chiefs.

Du’Plessis Kirifi became the 19th player to appear in 100 Super Rugby matches for the Hurricanes. He made his debut off the bench against the Waratahs at Sydney on 16 February 2019 and scored a try. Of his 100 matches he has started 78 and been a substitute 22 times. During his career he has missed only 15 matches.

He has won 61 times (61.0%), lost 37 and drawn twice.

Du’Plessis Kirifi is the first Hurricanes player to appear in his 100th match against the Brumbies and the first to do so in Christchurch. He is also the fifth to reach the milestone away from a home venue. Dane Coles is the only Hurricanes player to play his 100th match outside New Zealand: at Johannesburg in 2017.

For those who are interested Kirifi brought up his 100 matches in seven years and 67 days: he is the eighth fastest to the milestone. The quickest is TJ Perenara (six years and 28 days) and the slowest is Conrad Smith (10 years and 2 days).

Josh Moorby scored two tries and now has 28 in 47 appearances. He also scored a double against the Brumbies during the 2022 Quarterfinal in Canberra. Moorby has scored two tries in a match on four occasions and three tries in a match twice.

Jone Rova scored the seventh and final try right on full-time. It was his third in Super Rugby and first against the Brumbies.

Ruben Love kicked five conversions and his 10 points took his total in 49 matches to 167, of which 33 have been scored against the Brumbies.

Josh Gray made his Hurricanes debut when he replaced Fehi Fineanganofo in the 61st minute. He has become Hurricanes player #331.

After nine matches this year the Hurricanes have used a total of 37 different players including six debutants.

Warner Dearns and Siale Lauaki played their first match against the Brumbies.

Raymond Tuputupu made his first start since starting against the Brumbies in Canberra on 26 April 2025: one day less than a year earlier.

David Feliuai scored his first try against the Hurricanes.

Corey Toole’s try was his second against the Hurricanes.

Tane Edmed’s two points, when added to the seven he scored for his previous team the Waratahs, took his total against the Hurricanes to nine points.

Paul Williams refereed his 13th match involving the Hurricanes and the fourth involving both teams. After losing the first two matches the Hurricanes have won the last two.

This was the Hurricanes 431st Super Rugby match and their 250th win. They have returned to their winning success rate of 58.0% which had fallen back into the high 57s after their loss to the Chiefs last week

The Hurricanes are the third side to win 250 Super Rugby matches. The most successful side of all time is the Crusaders with 321 wins followed by the Brumbies with 263 wins. Of the other three New Zealand sides the Chiefs have won 248 times, the Blues 241 times and the Highlanders 196 times.

The Hurricanes full Super Rugby record is played 431 matches: they have won 250 (58.0%), lost 174 and drawn seven.

The Brumbies have played 443 matches for 263 wins (59.4%), 175 losses and five draws.