The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua have finally reclaimed their Fortress in Lautoka after winning their first game of the season beating the Hurricanes 25-20 in their round three Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific match.<\/p>\n
With both teams playing to the conditions dealt them in a wet and slippery Lautoka as they opted for kicks and chase trying to catch their opposition napping.<\/p>\n
Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula kicked the Drua into the lead with a penalty kick from 40 metres out to lead 3-0.<\/p>\n
Canes winger Fehi Fineanganofo replied for his side scoring in the corner after Cam Roigard noticed an overlap for them to lead the Drua 5-3.<\/p>\n
Tuidraki Samusamuvodre came up short after knocking the ball short of the line however he was able to redeem himself in the second half.<\/p>\n
The surprise of the day was that in a 27 degrees overcast Lautoka, heat protocols were being observed.<\/p>\n
Peter Lakai charged over for the second Canes try after the Drua were continously being pinged for being offside to lead 10-3.<\/p>\n
In the 27th Ilaisa Droasese kicked from deep and chased, leading to a turnover which led to Motikiai Murray scoring drawing things equal at 10-all.<\/p>\n
3 minutes from the break Canes centre Billy Proctor scored through a mismatch to lead 17-10.<\/p>\n
Armstrong-Ravula slotted a penalty kick in the 38th minute to keep Drua within reach.<\/p>\n
Half-time 13-17 to the Canes.<\/p>\n
Jordie Barrett nailed a penalty from 50 metres out to extend their lead to 20-13.<\/p>\n
Samusamuvodre intercepted a pass and ran through untouched to score under the sticks, conversion successful to draw the score even at 20-all.<\/p>\n
The Drua finally got back in front after a cut out pass to Peni Ravai who then passed to Etonia Waqa who gunned it down the sidelines to extend their lead to 25-20 which they then protected for the next 12 minutes to get them the win.<\/p>\n
The Drua are on a bye next week.<\/p>\n
Fijian Drua vs Hurricanes Round 3 Live Updates<\/p>\n
0.00′ Hurricanes kicks off<\/p>\n
0.41′ Lomani receives ball<\/p>\n
0.56′ Lomani kicks<\/p>\n
1.09′ Sullivan takes ball forward<\/p>\n
1.53′ knock on from Sullivan\u00a0<\/p>\n
02.31′ Drua’s scrum<\/p>\n
2.40′ Ravula kicks, Canes charges down<\/p>\n
03.15′ Line out for Hurricanes<\/p>\n
3.40′ Advantage for Drua<\/p>\n
4.14′ Ravula kicks for goal\u00a0<\/p>\n
5.25′ Drua 3 – 0 Hurricanes\u00a0<\/p>\n
5.46′ restart from Canes<\/p>\n
5.57′ Momo receives the ball<\/p>\n
06.47′ lineout throw from Canes<\/p>\n
07.08′ Roigard kicks it into touch\u00a0<\/p>\n
07.20′ Lineout from Drua, ref calls interference, lineout throw from Drua<\/p>\n
09.07′ Drua still in possession<\/p>\n
09.24′ Canes has possession, ball stolen by Drua<\/p>\n
09.50′ ruck off feet, ball in Canes’ possession<\/p>\n
10.59′ knocked backward by Canes<\/p>\n
11.25′ First try for Canes by Fineanganofo<\/p>\n
12.21′ Barret kicks for 2, unsuccessful\u00a0<\/p>\n
12.25′ Drua 3 – 5 Canes<\/p>\n
13.55′ Canes offside, opportunity for Drua\u00a0<\/p>\n
14.16′ Ravula kicks it into touch, lineout by Drua\u00a0<\/p>\n
14.36′ Knock on advantage for Drua, offside by Canes\u00a0<\/p>\n
15.40′ Drua taps ball, 5 metres away from scoreline<\/p>\n
16.00′ Samusamuvodre knocks ball on, advantage over<\/p>\n
17.04′ Advantage for the Canes, goes back for penalty<\/p>\n
18.12′ Canes lineout throw, Canes’ adavantage<\/p>\n
18.22′ Advantage over\u00a0<\/p>\n
19.40′ 13 blue offside<\/p>\n
20.08′ Game pauses for heat protocol<\/p>\n
21.07′ Canes still in possession\u00a0<\/p>\n
22.00′ Adavantage for Canes, Drua offside, 5 metres away from Cane’s scoreline\u00a0<\/p>\n
22.35′ Roigard taps ball, Canes punches through<\/p>\n
23.14′ Second offside for Drua<\/p>\n
23.50′ Canes go for lineout\u00a0<\/p>\n
24.09′ Canes throw in, Canes’ try, Lakai scores\u00a0<\/p>\n
25.00′ Drua 3 – 10 Canes<\/p>\n
26.15′ 12 metres inside Canes’ territory, Drua’s scrum\u00a0<\/p>\n
26.40′ Lomani puts it in, throws a dummy to Rabitu, Rabitu passed to Droasese, Droasese drops the ball<\/p>\n
27.48′ Canes’ scrum, Ball carrier holds on to ball, Drua kicks it into touch, Drua’s lineout throw<\/p>\n
29.15′ Adavatage for Drua, Motikiai Murray scores for Drua<\/p>\n
30.19′ Drua 8 – 10 Canes\u00a0<\/p>\n
31.00′ Conversion successful for Drua<\/p>\n
31.01′ Drua 10 – Canes 10<\/p>\n
32.05′ Canes’ throw in, Drua gets penalised infront of Canes’ score line<\/p>\n
32.58′ Billy Proctor scores under the post for Canes<\/p>\n
33.11′ Drua 10 – 15 Hurricanes<\/p>\n
33.37′ Drua 10 – 17 Hurricanes\u00a0<\/p>\n
34.04′ Drua restarts, advantage over for Drua, knock on by Franl Lomani<\/p>\n
35.12′ Canes’ scrum, Harkin kicks it into touch<\/p>\n
36.10′ Drua’s lineout throw, Canes’ offside<\/p>\n
37.55′ Ravula kicks for goal, successful\u00a0<\/p>\n
35.36′ Drua 13 – Hurricanes 17<\/p>\n
38.55′ Harkin restarts, Lomani receives, Lomani kicks<\/p>\n
40.00′ HALFTIME<\/p>\n
Drua 13 – 17 Hurricanes\u00a0<\/p>\n
SECOND HALF\u00a0<\/p>\n
40.22′ Canes kicks, Drua has possession\u00a0<\/p>\n
40.55′ ball handling error by Drua, Canes’ has possession\u00a0<\/p>\n
41.30′ Canes’ scrum, reset scrum<\/p>\n
42.27′ Another reset for Canes<\/p>\n
42.40′ Drua’s line out throw<\/p>\n
42.60′ Canes kicks it into touch<\/p>\n
45.21′ Peni Ravai replaces Mesake Doge at tight head prop\u00a0<\/p>\n
46.00′ Drua scrum, Frank Lomani feeds the scrum at the 22 meter mark<\/p>\n
47.54′ Jordie Barret nails a penalty kick at the 52 meter mark\u00a0<\/p>\n
49.13′ Tuidraki Samudamuvodre intercepts and flys down to score a try\u00a0<\/p>\n
50.00′ Coversion successful\u00a0<\/p>\n
50.25′ Fijian Drua 20 Hurricanes 20
\u00a0
51.21′ Frank Lomani kicks to get the Drua out of their red zone\u00a0<\/p>\n
51.46′ Hurricanes lineout\u00a0<\/p>\n
52.30′ Knock on by Jordie Barrett\u00a0<\/p>\n
53.29′ Frank Lomani feeds the scrum\u00a0<\/p>\n
54.14′ Kock on by the Hurricanes\u00a0<\/p>\n
54.55′ Drua scrum\u00a0<\/p>\n
55.00′ Hurricanes lineout\u00a0<\/p>\n
55.05′ ball stolen by the Drua\u00a0<\/p>\n
56.35′ Hurricanes scrum at the 50 meter mark<\/p>\n
58.29′ Ravula kicks to get the Drua out of their danger zone\u00a0<\/p>\n
59.55′ The Hurricanes enter the Drua 22 again\u00a0<\/p>\n
63.25′ Drua has possession\u00a0<\/p>\n
66.42′ Etonia Waqa scores for Drua, Ravula unsuccessful with conversion\u00a0<\/p>\n
67.50′ Drua 25 – 20 Hurricanes\u00a0<\/p>\n
68.50′ Canes’ lose possession, penalty goes against Canes<\/p>\n
69.23′ Ravula kicks it into touch<\/p>\n
69.60′ penalty against the Drua, not rolling away<\/p>\n
70.22′ Canes’ kicks it into touch<\/p>\n
70.48′ throw in for Canes, stolen by Drua<\/p>\n
71.35′ Canes has possession\u00a0<\/p>\n
72.60′ Canes’ kicks it into touch, Canes’ lineout from 10 minutes out<\/p>\n
74.00′ Canes’ still has possession\u00a0<\/p>\n
75.21′ Canes’ loses ball<\/p>\n
76.11′ Ref pauses game<\/p>\n
77.33′ Drua has possession\u00a0<\/p>\n
77.60′ Canes’ kicks it down, Leleiwasa receives, passes to Droasese, Droasese kicks it down<\/p>\n
78.34′ ref pauses clock<\/p>\n
78.55′ Drua’s scrum<\/p>\n
80.00′ FULL TIME<\/p>\n
FULL TIME : DRUA 25 – 20 HURRICANES\u00a0<\/p>\n
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