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A try in the 81st minute to Corey Jane has given the Hurricanes a heart-stopping 28-27 victory over the Emirates Western Force in front of 20,737 fans at Subiaco Oval in Perth tonight.
The home side had led 27-16 with less than five minutes left on the clock, but two late tries saw the Wellington side claim an unlikely victory.
A moment of silence was observed before kick off to honour the passing of Brumbies forward Shawn Mackay, but the action was intense from the moment referee Stu Dickinson blew time on.
The Force scored three tries in the first half to open a 20-13 lead at the break. Recently re-signed winger Nick Cummins grabbed his first Super Rugby try after 21 minutes after Willie Ripia’s penalty had opened the scoring in the early going.
A second Ripia penalty cut the lead to 7-6, before the game opened up in the last ten minutes of the first half.
Consecutive tries to the Force from Scott Staniforth and Cummins opened up a 17-6 lead, but moments after the ensuing kick off Zac Guildford capitalised on a mistake from the home side to make the score 17-13.
Hurricanes prop Neemia Tialata was given a yellow card for deliberate foul play, and Matt Giteau stepped up to slot the resulting penalty as the teams went to the sheds.
The home side secured the four try bonus point just three minutes into the second half when Ryan Cross barged over. Giteau’s conversion made it 27-13.
The visitors dominated the scoreboard from then on, with a Ripia penalty and tries to winger David Smith and Jane stealing the win from the home side to break the hearts of the home crowd.
The Force were well served by their backrowers, Matt Giteau and Cummins, while Ma’a Nonu, Alby Mathewson and Rodney So’oialo were prominent for the ‘Canes.
The Emirates Western Force will travel to Sydney to play the Waratahs next weekend.
By the clock:
4th Min: Penalty Goal to the Hurricanes kicked by Willie Ripia. Hurricanes lead 3-0.
21st Min: Try to the Emirates Western Force scored by Nick Cummins. Converted by Matt Giteau. Emirates Western Force lead 7-3.
30th Min: Penalty Goal to the Hurricanes kicked by Ripia. Emirates Western Force lead 7-6.
32nd Min: Try to the Emirates Western Force scored by Scott Staniforth. Not converted. Emirates Western Force lead 12-6.
36th Min: try to the Emirates Western Force scored by Cummins. Not converted. Emirates Western Force lead 17-6.
38th Min: Try to the Hurricanes scored by Zac Guildford. Converted by Ripia. Emirates Western Force lead 17-13.
40th Min: Yellow card to Neemia Tialata of the Hurricanes.
41st Min: Penalty Goal to the Emirates Western Force kicked by Giteau. Emirates Western Force lead 20-13.
HALF TIME: Emirates Western Force 20 Hurricanes 13
43rd Min: Try to the Emirates Western Force scored by Ryan Cross. Converted by Giteau. Emirates Western Force lead 27-13.
64th Min: Penalty Goal to the Hurricanes kicked by Ripia. Emirates Western Force lead 27-16.
77th Min: Try to the Hurricanes scored by David Smith. Converted by Ripia. Emirates Western Force lead 27-23.
81st Min: Try to the Hurricanes scored by Corey Janes. Not converted. Hurricanes lead 28-27.
FULL TIME: Emirates Western Force 27 Hurricanes 28
Emirates Western Force 27 (Cummins 2, Staniforth, Cross tries; Giteau 2 cons, pen)
Hurricanes 28 (Guildford, Smith, Jane tries; Ripia 2 cons 3 pens)
Replacements –
50th Min: Haig Sare replaces Nick Cummins.
60th Min: Luke Holmes and Sam Wykes replace Tai McIsaac and Tom Hockings.
64th Min: AJ Whalley replaces Pek Cowan.
75th Min: Tamaiti Horua replaces Richard Brown.
78th Min: Josh Tatupu replaces Ryan Cross.
---------- Post added at 20:10 ---------- Previous post was at 20:05 ----------
I cannot believe it I feel sick just trying to figure out how the force managed to let that one slip .
The reserves let the team down and maybe if Gits got that drop goal it would have been different but we lost and that is it
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Originally Posted by benny
Was the wait worth it - Ya betta baby 
