Possession has changed hands many times in the opening exchanges, both teams keeping the pace of the match very high.

The Blues show patience to build up from the halfway line and get inside the Hurricanes 22m, but give a penalty away for holding on. Savea takes the penalty quickly and the Canes go 50m before being brought down. Barrett then puts a grubber into the corner, and somehow Procter manages to get to the ball first by putting in a brave dive for the ball. Great play by the Hurricanes, most teams would of opted to kick the ball out and end the half after being on their own tryline.

Hurricanes have a scrum on halfway for the final movement of the first half.

After a promising build up by the Blues, the ball is lost forward in contact and the Hurricanes clear the ball up field.

West sets up a lineout 15m out from the Hurricanes tryline.

The Blues win a penalty at scrum time, and after some chirps from the Hurricanes pack, the Blues are awarded a further 10m.

Momentum has certainly shifted to the Blues in the final 10min of the half.

Unbelievable that the Blues are leading while the Hurricanes have dominated to such an extent, and they will have an opportunity to extend the lead after a penalty at the ruck.

A set move from the back of a scrum allows the Blues to break the line and get within 5m of the tryline. Halai recycles the ball and barges his way over the tryline to take the lead.

The Blues are finally putting some phases together near halfway