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Watch: All Blacks flanker scores intercept try against the Blues

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They might have lost Ardie Savea to Moana Pasifika, but the Hurricanes are lucky to have young No.7 Peter Lakai at their disposal, who is already showcasing his immense ability in the 2025 Super Rugby pre-season.

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It didn’t take long for Lakai to stamp his mark in yesterday’s 31-19 victory over the Blues, scoring a try in the second half after intercepting a pass from one-Test All Black first-five Harry Plummer.

The Hurricanes dominated the second half of action in Wainuiomata after the first half ended 12-7 in favour of the home side.

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The Blues charged down the right wing with loose forward Cameron Suafua picking up the ball and busting through a couple of tackles, before bringing the ball in field for the Blues to set up an attack.

The attack was halted immediately, as the Hurricanes defence pressed high and forced Blues first-five Harry Plummer to make a rushed pass into midfield.

That pass was intercepted by Lakai, who found himself defending in midfield when the pass was made, before running away from Blues flanker Che Clark and halfback Taufa Funaki.

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Lakai was too fast for the two chasing defenders, scoring under the posts to take the Hurricanes lead to a game-high 24 points.

Not only did the runaway try showcase Lakai’s pace and power, but the intelligence to shoot up out of the line and anticipate the rushed pass from Plummer was impressive.

Hurricanes head coach Clark Laidlaw would have been happy with his side’s counter-attacking ability, creating opportunities from next to nothing, especially after the Blues’ mistakes.

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Laidlaw’s side ran in five unanswered tries to balloon the lead out to 31-7 , before Vern Cotter’s Blues hit back twice in the closing stages to make the scoreline more respectable.

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The Hurricanes will open up the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season next Friday night in Christchurch when they take on the Crusaders.

Vern Cotter and the Blues will host the Chiefs in a 2024 grand-final rematch at Eden Park on Saturday.

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Rassie Erasmus wades into heated debate over Jaden Hendrikse antics

Look son: putting up barriers that could hit your GDP by 4% negative is dumb. You supported that? You are dumb. Or rich enough so that your ideological brain farts are borne by the poor…in other words a w@nker.


Triggering a 2 year countdown at the end of which the UK economy would fall off a cliff is also extremely stupid. It is beyond idiotic to start a negotiation like that and give your opponents such a slam dunk. But this is exactly what Brexiteers (you presumably) screeched for. You were always going to lose, but once you did that you were going to lose very badly. Nothing to do with traitors and saboteurs and whatever phrases a f1lthy n@zi like you will concoct. Everything to do with incompetence. You’r chief negotiator said “We hold all the cards”. You couldn’t leave with no deal because that would be the end of your economy. The EU would have let you shoot yourselves on the head. Ireland wouldn’t have been able to help you there son. Would you recommend triggering article 50 if you had your time back Doc? Are you still that f**king dumb?


The 142 competences created by the GFA required regulatory harmony to fulfill their functions. Therefore a soft border is implicit in the GFA. All parties acknowledge this. You lost. Move on.


Again the official UK Brexit negotiators are well known and all Brexiteers. As a Doctor like yourself will know your ‘saboteur’ conspiracy theory unless you can substantiate it.

Are you sure you are a doctor? (Dipsh1t)


I refer you to the below to examine what cards the UK in effect held:


You’re a latent homosexual right?


The EU and Ireland look at their cards and lay down a royal flush. The UK looks at their cards and gulps…It’s Mr Bun the Baker, Pikachu, a Shadowmage, a fireball spell, and the Fool. 

#UkHoldAllThe Cards #SickManOfEurope

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