Brett Cameron’s late penalty sealed a victory over the Chiefs that lifted the Hurricanes to club house lead in Super Rugby and has made it much more difficult for the Brumbies to grab a top two finish.
Cameron stepped up in place of Jordie Barrett – who had blood streaming from a nose wound – to calmly pot the long ranger after Chiefs skipper Luke Jacobson gave away a controversial penalty for not rolling away, with 78 minutes on the clock.
The victory put the Hurricanes on top with 51 points, one ahead of the Blues who play the Crusaders on Saturday. The Brumbies were third on 43 points ahead of their later kick off against the Rebels.
The Canes overcame a red card in the first half to Raymond Tuputupu and led until the 70th minute when Damian McKenzie levelled the score at 17-all.
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