NZ Rugby World

14 IHAIA LANDS THE WINNER

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The Sharks had enjoyed a rare win at Eden Park the week before they travelled to Napier to play the Hurricanes.

And the South Africans took the confidence from that victory with them and were on track to pull o• back-to-back victories in New Zealand for the first time in an age.

The Sharks led 37-30 with three minutes to go and looked in control. But the Hurricanes smartly opted to kick a penalty with two minutes left and backed themselves to score a try from the kick-o•.

Which Ngani Laumape managed to do after five ferocious, frantic minutes of trying.

Local boy Ihaia West had to land the tricky conversion to win it which he did.

 ??  ?? GO WEST Ihaia West nails the last minute conversion to give the Hurricanes a dramatic late win against the Sharks.
GO WEST Ihaia West nails the last minute conversion to give the Hurricanes a dramatic late win against the Sharks.

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