Hurricanes vs Blues: Preview

 The Blues have lost two of their last three games in Super Rugby Pacific (W1) including a five-pointloss (25-20) to the ACT Brumbies in their last game; they’ve not lost back-to-back games in Super Rugby competitions since April 2021.The Hurricanes have begun their 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season with back-to-back wins; a third straight win to start the season would equal their best start since winning seven straight to begin the 2015 campaign.

History:

- The Hurricanes have won eight of their last 10 games when playing as the home team on the day in Super Rugby competitions (L2), including theirl ast three on the bounce.

- Blues have won four of their last six Super Rugby matchs against Blues (L2) after losing nine in a row to them previously, however, they lost their most recent match against them , which also came away from home (32-33 in February 2022).

Interesting Facts:

- The Blues have scored four tries on the back of possession begun with a turn over won this Super Rugby Pacific season,more than any other team in the competition; although, the Hurricanes have conceded only one try via this method.

- The Blues (1,230m) and Hurricanes (1,196m) have made the most and third-most carry metres of any teams in the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season after the first two rounds.

Players to watch: 

Joshua Moorby (Hurricanes) has scored eight tries in his last seven games in Super Rugby Pacific, including five tries in his last four games in the competition.

Beauden Barrett (Blues) has scored 35 points across the first two rounds of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season – the most of any player – scoring 10 +points in each game; the last time he scored double-digit points hauls in more consecutive games in Super Rugby competitions was a three-gamestreak from April to May in 2019.