Brumbies take on Bulls, Chiefs to host Crusaders
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July 22, 2013, Monday
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THE winners of 13 championships will fight out next weekend's Super 15 semifinals after two-time winner ACT Brumbies squeezed through to the last four yesterday.
Australia's Brumbies clung on for a 15-13 victory after a sideline conversion attempt by Central Cheetahs fly-half Riaan Smit hit an upright after the full-time siren in Canberra, while the seven-time champions Canterbury Crusaders dominated the Queensland Reds 38-9 in the other qualifier in Christchurch on Saturday.
The Brumbies, winners in 2001 and 2004, will have to make the long trip to take on triple champions Northern Bulls in Pretoria next Saturday.
Holders Waikato Chiefs host the Crusaders in the other all-New Zealand semifinal in Hamilton.
The Cheetahs came desperately close to taking the Canberra playoff into extra time when substitute winger Rayno Benjamin crossed in the left corner, giving Smit a kick from the sideline to level the scores after the full-time siren. But Smit's kick swerved into the left upright to end the Cheetahs' Super 15 campaign, while the Brumbies lived on to fight for another week.
It was further heartbreak for the Bloemfontein-based Cheetahs, who have still to win after six trips to Canberra, but they have lost their last two games in the national capital by a point and now two points.
The Cheetahs scored the only tries of a gruelling battle through center Johann Sadie and Benjamin, while Smit landed just one penalty from four kicks at goal.
Meanwhile, the formidable Crusaders stormed into the last four with a commanding four-try victory over the 2011 winners Queensland Reds.
The Crusaders, with All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw returning from a rugby sabbatical for his first game of the season, scored two tries in each half as they stepped up their drive for an eighth Super crown and shattered the Reds hopes of a second.
Australia's Brumbies clung on for a 15-13 victory after a sideline conversion attempt by Central Cheetahs fly-half Riaan Smit hit an upright after the full-time siren in Canberra, while the seven-time champions Canterbury Crusaders dominated the Queensland Reds 38-9 in the other qualifier in Christchurch on Saturday.
The Brumbies, winners in 2001 and 2004, will have to make the long trip to take on triple champions Northern Bulls in Pretoria next Saturday.
Holders Waikato Chiefs host the Crusaders in the other all-New Zealand semifinal in Hamilton.
The Cheetahs came desperately close to taking the Canberra playoff into extra time when substitute winger Rayno Benjamin crossed in the left corner, giving Smit a kick from the sideline to level the scores after the full-time siren. But Smit's kick swerved into the left upright to end the Cheetahs' Super 15 campaign, while the Brumbies lived on to fight for another week.
It was further heartbreak for the Bloemfontein-based Cheetahs, who have still to win after six trips to Canberra, but they have lost their last two games in the national capital by a point and now two points.
The Cheetahs scored the only tries of a gruelling battle through center Johann Sadie and Benjamin, while Smit landed just one penalty from four kicks at goal.
Meanwhile, the formidable Crusaders stormed into the last four with a commanding four-try victory over the 2011 winners Queensland Reds.
The Crusaders, with All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw returning from a rugby sabbatical for his first game of the season, scored two tries in each half as they stepped up their drive for an eighth Super crown and shattered the Reds hopes of a second.
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