Hurricanes (rugby union)
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| Union | New Zealand Rugby Union |
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| Nickname(s) | The Hurricanes |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Location | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Region |
East Coast Hawke's Bay Horowhenua Kapiti Manawatu Poverty Bay Wairarapa-Bush Wanganui Wellington |
| Ground(s) | Westpac Stadium (Capacity: 34,500) |
| Coach(es) | Chris Boyd |
| Captain(s) | Dane Coles |
| Most caps |
Ma'a Nonu & Conrad Smith (126) |
| Top scorer | Beauden Barrett (849) |
| League(s) | Super Rugby |
| 2016 | Champions 1st (New Zealand Conference) 1st (Australasian Group) 1st (overall) |
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The Hurricanes (formerly known as the Wellington Hurricanes) are a New Zealand professional Rugby union team based in Wellington that competes in the Super Rugby competition composed of 18 teams from New Zealand, Argentina, Japan, Australia and South Africa. The team represents the East Coast, Hawke's Bay, Horowhenua Kapiti, Manawatu, Poverty Bay, Wairarapa-Bush, Wanganui and Wellington unions, and currently plays at Westpac Stadium, having previously played at the now-defunct Athletic Park.
The Hurricanes were formed to represent the lower North Island with the conception of the Super 12 competition in 1996, which featured teams from New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. The Hurricanes had a poor first season, but rebounded in 1997 with a third placing. The team did not reach the play-offs for another five years as the team struggled in the bottom four of the table. Since 2003 the Hurricanes have made the post-season play-offs seven times out of the last fourteen seasons; including the 2006 final, which they lost in horrendously foggy weather against the Crusaders 19–12. After hosting, but failing to win the final in 2015, the 2016 season was the Hurricanes best season to date. They won the Super Rugby Final 20-3 against the Lions, after again finishing the regular season first and hosting the final.
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