Mark Geenty05:00, May 25 2021
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Hurricanes Julian Savea and Asafo Aumua top the side s tryscoring list with five apiece this year.
One-test All Black Asafo Aumua says he’s learning plenty from “big brother” Julian Savea, but that won’t stop him trying to win their Hurricanes tryscoring duel. The powerhouse hooker sprang off the bench to score his second try in as many Super Rugby Trans-Tasman matches, and ice a 35-13 victory over the Melbourne Rebels in Wellington on Friday night. It drew him level with Savea on five tries this year, atop the Canes’ scoring charts, as they eye the Western Force in Napier on Friday night and the chance for a third successive bonus point victory.