The Hurricanes are bracing for some honest debrief sessions after their five-tries-to-one loss to the Crusaders.
The 39-25 defeat in Wellington means the Hurricanes have opened their Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign with back-to-back losses after coming short against the Blues in Auckland in the opening round.
Much like their loss to the Blues, yesterday’s defeat featured problems at the set piece and disciplinary issues.
Hurricanes first-five Jackson Garden-Bachop said the team will need to take a look in the mirror in order to bounce back.
"They just fed off our mistakes and [the Crusaders] are really ruthless in that area," Garden-Bachop said regarding yesterday's match.
"Three or four out of the five tries they scored came off either poor execution or a mistake we made."
The two defeats see the Hurricanes sitting at the bottom of the Super Rugby Aotearoa standings without a point to their name.
They now have a bye to get their competition back on track before travelling to Hamilton in round four to face the Chiefs.
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