Hurricanes

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen's headache over injuries to his players were reduced a bit on Thursday with fly-half Beauden Barrett and utility back Nehe Milner-Skudder were named by the Wellington Hurricanes to face the Western Force on Saturday.

A dominant first half performance from Hurricanes saw them register a 20-34 win over Bulls in their Super Rugby encounter at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

Vince Aso scored a hat-trick as Hurricanes ran a nine-try riot to defeat Cheetahs by 61-7 in their Super Rugby encounter at Westpac Stadium on Saturday.

SP Marais kicked 15 points as Stormers returned back to winning ways with a 30-22 triumph over Blues in their Super Rugby encounter at DHL Newlands.

Matt Todd scored the only try in the game as Crusaders maintained their winning streak of 11 games with a 20-12 victory over Hurricanes in their Super Rugby clash at AMI Stadium on Saturday.

Hurricanes came up with a seven try performance as they defeated Stormers by 41-22 in their Super Rugby encounter at Westpac Stadium on Friday.

New Zealand international TJ Perenara has reclaimed his captaincy with Hurricanes ahead of the Super Rugby clash against Stormers at Westpac Stadium on Friday.

New Zealand international Nehe Milner-Skudder is targetting a return in June for his Super Rugby club Hurricanes after spending over 19 months on the sidelines.

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Centre Vince Aso scored hat-trick of tries while replacement Callum Gibbins scored a double as Hurricanes completed a 56-21 win over Brumbies at McLean Park on Friday.

Mark Abbott starred with a double as Hurricanes edged out Blues by 24-28 in their Super Rugby encounter at Eden Park on Saturday.

Ngani Laumape scored a double while Jordie Barrett kicked 13 points as Hurricanes registered their third consecutive victory after beating Waratahs 38-28 in their Super Rugby clash at Westpac Stadium on Friday.

Jordie Barrett contributed with 14 points as a dominant second half performance from Hurricanes saw them defeat Queensland Reds by 15-34 in their Super Rugby clash at Suncorp Stadium.

Hurricanes came up with a dominant second half performance where they scored five tries as they trounced Highlanders by 41-15 in their Super Rugby clash at Westpac Stadium on Saturday.

All Blacks international Nehe Milner-Skudder has been sidelined for six weeks after suffering a foot injury.

Damian McKenzie contributed with 16 points as Chiefs claimed the top position with a 26-18 win against Hurricanes in their Super Rugby encounter at FMG Stadium Waikato on Friday.

Nehe Milner-Skudder scored hat-trick of tries as Hurricanes ran a 11-try riot to thrash Rebels by 71-6 in their Super Rugby encounter at Westpac Stadium on Saturday.

Defending champions Hurricanes ran a 13-try riot as they went on to thrash Sunwolves by 17-83 in their Super Rugby clash at Chichibu Memorial Stadium on Friday.

All Blacks star fly-half Beauden Barrett has been named as the Player of the Year in New Zealand Rugby Union Awards 2016.

Lions head coach Johan Ackermann believes the pressure will lie squarely on the Hurricanes when the two teams lock horns with each other in the final of the Super Rugby tournament at Westpac Stadium on Saturday.