All Blacks scrumhalf TJ Perenara claimed a record 63rd Super Rugby try as the Hurricanes thrashed the Waratahs on Friday.
Perenara touched down with the last of the hosts’ seven tries at Sky Stadium, pulling clear of previous record-holder Julian Savea as the competition’s all-time top try scorer.
The 80-Tests All Black claimed the record late by reaching over the line to touch down from the base of a ruck.
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Savea, who now plays for Moana Pasifika, is a former Hurricanes player and Perenara planned to get in touch with his ex-teammate.
“It’ll be something cheeky. Not too many words, because I know if I say too much to him, he is on 62 and will go out and score two tries,” joked Perenara.
Savea has his chance to score more tries on Saturday when Moana Pasifika play the Highlanders in Nuku’alofa in the first Super Rugby match hosted in Tonga.
The Hurricanes stormed back to winning ways at the top of the Super Rugby table after their eight-match winning streak was snapped with a defeat by the Brumbies last weekend.
A plethora of injuries in the forwards saw fourth-choice hooker Kianu Kereru-Symes start in the middle of the front row, yet the Hurricanes dominated from the first whistle.
“Bouncing back from last week was the most pleasing,” said Hurricanes stand-in captain Billy Proctor.
“We came out tonight and started the game really strong, which went a long way to the win.”
The 24-year-old was critical of some aspects of their display.
“At times we were a little bit sloppy, with a few knock-ons. It could have been a different scoreline if we had been smarter.”
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