Crusaders are Caned on Beauden’s big day

■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE
BEAUDEN Barrett made his 100th Super Rugby appearance in the Hurricanes’ 29-19 triumph over the Crusaders.
The All Blacks fly-half kicked three first-half conversions as the ’Canes reached the break with a bonus point following tries from Chris Eves, TJ Perenara, Ben Lam and Matt Proctor.
Proctor’s score, which came from a Brad Shields charge down, moved the home side into a 26-5 lead, but the Crusaders staged a mini fightback thanks to tries from Jordan Taufua and Michael Alaalatoa either side of half-time.
However, while the ’Canes were u...

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