ðə hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪnz fˈɪnɪʃt sˈɛkənd ɔnðə tˈeɪbəl, lˈuːzɪŋ ˈoʊnli θɹˈiː mˈætʃᵻz, ɪnðə ɹˈaʊnd ɹˈɑːbɪn, tə ðə tʃˈiːɾəz, ðə kɹuːsˈeɪdɚz ænd ðə bɹˈʌmbiz.
The Hurricanes finished second on the table, losing only three matches, in the round robin, to the Cheetahs, the Crusaders and the Brumbies.