Of Drua threat
playing at the right end of the field,” he said.
Gibbes said against the Brumbies last weekend, the Hurricanes were guilty of ‘killing themselves’, especially around individual responsibility for skill-sets and decision-making areas of their game.
“We know we were poor in parts of that game and we need to be better, it’s as simple as that,” he said.
“There were periods in that firsthalf when we had them under the pump and we didn’t execute and at this level, against a team like that, you can’t do it,” he said.
The match kicks off at 3.35pm.
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MATCH FACTS
Drua player Simi Kuruvoli, who starts at halfback against the Hurricanes today, trains at the ANZ Stadium in Suva last week. This will be the first Super Rugby match between the Hurricanes and Fijian Drua; the Hurricanes have won six of the last eight games in the competition when facing a team for the first time on the day (L2) – one of those two defeats did come in their most recent such fixture (24-19 v Moana Pasifika – March 25, 2019).
The Fijian Drua have won only one of their 10 Super Rugby matches (L9), a 31-26 victory against the Melbourne Rebels (March 4, 2022); they have lost seven consecutive games since then.
The Hurricanes lost their most recent Super Rugby match against opposition outside NZ (42-25 v Brumbies May 1, 2022); they will be looking to avoid back-to-back defeats in such fixtures for the first time since February 2018.
The Hurricanes have won five of their last seven Super Rugby matches at Sky Stadium.
Salesi Rayasi (Hurricanes) has scored five tries in his five Super Rugby starting appearances, including one in each of his last two.
Vinaya Habosi (Fiji Drua) has made 43 tackle breaks this Super Rugby Pacific season, the most of any player in the competition and 11 more than Hurricanes’ best Jordie Barrett (32).
Source: SANZAR