Live: Hurricanes v Blues, Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals

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Cam Roigard celebrates a try with teammates during the Hurricanes' Super Rugby Pacific semifinal against the Blues at Hnry Stadium, Wellington, 13 June 2026.

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The Hurricanes have thundered into the Super Rugby Pacific final with an emphatic 57-21 victory over the Blues in Wellington.

The Canes will have home ground advantage when they play the Chiefs in the grand final next Saturday night.

A brilliant second half from the Hurricanes quelled the challenge from the Blues, who for a while looked on to cause the upset of the season, taking the game to the home side in the first half, often throwing the Canes players off their rhythm and causing turnovers.

The Blues at one stage had the lead in the first half, and while the Hurricanes hit back to lead 19-14 at halftime it was by a margin much inferior to what many pundits were forecasting.

But the Hurricanes went up a couple of gears in the second half, hitting the Blues with a double strike early in the second spell, with Cam Roigard's try followed up by Josh Moorby touching down to bring up 100 Hurricanes tries for the season. They are the first Super Rugby team to achieve that feat.

When Asafo Aumua bulldozed his way over 13 minutes into the second half, the Blues' chance of coming back looked forlorn and replacement halfback Ereatara Enari sealed it with a sniping try in the 65th minute.

They reached 50 with Kini Naholo's effort late in the match before Moorby scored his second. In the end the Hurricanes scored nine tries to the Blues' three.

The Blues lost key backs AJ Lam and Caleb Clarke who both failed head injury assessments in the first half and their absences were keenly felt in the second half.

See how the game unfolded here.

Kick-off is 7.05pm.

Team lists

Hurricanes:

1. Xavier Numia 2. Asafo Aumua 3. Pasilio Tosi 4. Caleb Delany 5. Warner Dearns 6. Brad Shields 7. Du'Plessis Kirifi (C) 8. Peter Lakai 9. Cam Roigard 10. Ruben Love 11. Fehi Fineanganofo 12. Jordie Barrett (C) 13. Billy Proctor 14. Josh Moorby 15. Callum Harkin.

Bench: 16. Raymond Tuputupu 17. Siale Lauaki 18. Tyrel Lomax 19. Isaia Walker-Leawere 20. Brayden Iose 21. Ereatara Enari 22. Jone Rova 23. Kini Naholo.

Blues:

1. Ofa Tu'ungafasi 2. Bradley Slater 3. Marcel Renata 4. Patrick Tuipulotu c 5. Sam Darry 6. Torian Barnes 7. Anton Segner 8. Hoskins Sotutu 9. Finlay Christie 10. Stephen Perofeta 11. Caleb Clarke 12. Xavi Taele 13. AJ Lam 14. Cole Forbes 15. Beauden Barrett.

Bench: 16. Eli Oudenryn 17. Mason Tupaea 18. Flyn Yates 19. Josh Beehre 20. Che Clark 21. Taufa Funaki 22. Pita Ahki 23. Payton Spencer.