Does form mean nothing if Blues overlook red-hot Hynes for Origin selection again?
What more does Nicho Hynes have to do to earn a starting 17 spot in Origin 1?
Join The Roar
Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors.
Oops! You must provide an email address to create a Roar account
When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address
By joining The Roar you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions
Login and get Roaring
Oops! You must provide an email address to create a Roar account
When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address
Winger Mark Telea scored four tries for the Blues who beat the Wellington-based Hurricanes 36-25 to stiffen their challenge for a Super Rugby Pacific top-four place.
Telea scored twice in the first half, then twice in the last 15 minutes as the Blues struggled to hold out the resurgent Hurricanes.
The Blues dominated possession in the first 30 minutes but the Hurricanes came back into the match on either side of halftime.
Winger Kini Naholo scored two tries as the Hurricanes twice drew within six points of the Blues in the dying minutes.
But centre Rieko Ioane scored a vital try in the 74th minute and Telea skidded over for his fourth near fulltime to save the match.
After a standout performance against the Queensland Reds last week, Telea made a compelling statement in the battle to retain his All Blacks’ right winger jumper.
The Blues went into the contest in fourth place, one spot ahead of the Hurricanes on the Super Rugby table and the win takes them a long way towards hosting a quarter-final.
AAP