By CAMERON STEPHENS
Ardie Savea was at the centre of controversy in the Hurricanes’ fiery 39-33 win over the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby Pacific round two.
The Rebels started brightly with captain Brad Wilkin burrowing over in the third minute, but Savea powered over twice in the opening half an hour from close range either side of a Jordie Barrett penalty.
After Wilkin was sent to the sin-bin for not rolling away, Savea provided the assist to Josh Moorby’s try before then adding extra spice to the high-octane encounter.
The All Black No.8 – who was shown a yellow card for re-escalati...
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