Ringing their changes with substitutes brought an immediate reward in the 57th minute when from a lineout the Crusaders worked the ball to Mo'unga who went back out, and then the play went to midfield where No.8 Kieran Read, Matt Todd and replacement Jordan Taufua, who had only been on the field for seconds, set the ball up for replacement centre Braydon Ennor who flung a long ball to Reece. His speed beat Beauden Barrett's tackle in the corner.
The Crusaders knocked the ball on at the restart and under advantage the Hurricanes stormed ahead, Beauden Barrett twice took the ball to the line and the impetus resulted in a strong run by Coles which saw replacement prop Ben May carried it forward. Then from the ruck, Perenara sold an outrageous dummy and sniped over the line for the try.
Scorers: BNZ Crusaders 30 (Sevu Reece 2, Richie Mo'unga tries; Mo'unga 3 con, 3 pen) Hurricanes 26 (Ngani Laumape 2, Ben Lam, TJ Perenara tries; Beauden Barrett 3 con). HT: 13-7
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