The Hurricanes and Highlanders played out an emotional game this morning just hours after the news of ex-Hurricane Jerry Collins death. It was perhaps fitting that the first try of the game was scored by one of Collins' successors in the Hurricanes' six jersey, after Brad Shields went over after a wonderful bit of skill.
Shields, you may remember, was the victim of the worst high five attempt in the world just last week. As a consequence, Shields pulled out a great celebration making fun of himself.
First though, the try - courtesy of the wonderful footwork and offloading ability of Nehe Milner-Skudder. Milner-Skudder has broken into the Hurricanes team this season after shining in the ITM Cup. It's clear that the 24 year old back-three has a bright future in the game, and is already being touted as a potential bolter for this year's World Cup.
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And here's the celebration from Brad Shields which needs this for context
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That wasn't the end of the tries though. Here's James Marshall's effort just two minutes later which was the pick of the remaining ten tries in the game, where the Hurricanes came out 56-20 winners:
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