Cape Town - Outscoring their visitors by four tries to two, the Hurricanes maintained their spot at the top of the table by defeating the Crusaders 29-23 in a thrilling Super Rugby clash in at Westpac Stadium Wellington on Saturday.
Even some struggles at the lineout couldn't stop the Hurricanes from picking up their ninth win from ten games this year.
A battle between potential All Black flyhalves as Beauden Barrett took on Colin Slade and Dan Carter, all three players made an impact in the first-half with tries but it was the younger contenders who kept the record Test points scorer in the shade.