Hurricanes beat Lions to clinch Super Rugby title

06 August 2016 - 13:37
By REUTERS

Flyhalf Beauden Barrett dived on a loose ball with a little over 11 minutes remaining to score a try that sealed the Wellington Hurricanes' first Super Rugby title with a 20-3 victory over South Africa's Lions on Saturday. Barrett pounced after confusion by the Lions inside their own 22-metre area to give his side a 17-point advantage, while he added 10 points from the boot in terrible weather conditions.

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