Carter kicks Canterbury past Waikato
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May 22, 2011, Sunday
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DAN Carter celebrated his new All Blacks contract by kicking 20 points as the Canterbury Crusaders stifled the Waikato Chiefs 25-19 in a Super 15 clash in Napier yesterday.
The flyhalf, who this week signed a deal to stay with the New Zealand All Blacks and Crusaders after this year's World Cup, notched up five penalties, a conversion of Luke Romano's try, and a cheeky drop goal.
The injury-hit Crusaders were upset by the Cheetahs last time out on a bruising tour of South Africa but moved to within six points of the table-topping Queensland Reds, who they meet next weekend in Brisbane.
The Chiefs were kept in the game by Stephen Donald's four penalties but only threatened the Crusaders line when it was too late, flanker Liam Messam forcing his way over for a consolation try.
In Sydney, Australia fullback Kurtley Beale's second-minute try propelled the New South Wales Waratahs to a 29-12 win over the Johannesburg-based Lions.
The Lions, with two wins in 13 matches, were coming off an upset victory last week over the ACT Brumbies in Canberra. They leveled the match at 5-5 quickly, but two tries to Sosene Anesi and another to Ryan Cross gave the Waratahs a four-try bonus point well before halftime.
Replacement Tom Kingston scored the fifth try for the Waratahs inside the first 40 minutes and they led 29-5 at the break.
Lions replacement Dylan Des Fountain scored the only try of a dour second half with 10 minutes left.
The Waratahs, who stayed in the top six overall with the win, were content to retreat into a defensive shell, kicking instead of looking for possession. It was their 10th straight win over the Lions.
Also, Western Force and the Brumbies drew 13-13 in Perth.
In Napier, the first 40 minutes were a tight, tense affair with Carter and his sometimes All Blacks understudy Donald slotting two penalties apiece, Carter's second tying the score up at 6-6 with the last kick of the half.
Lock Romano broke the deadlock with a rampaging run soon after the break, coming into the Crusaders back line at an angle and crashing through a couple of Chiefs' tacklers to touch down. Carter added the conversion and another penalty minutes later to give the Crusaders a 10-point lead which they never looked like relinquishing.
(Agencies)
The flyhalf, who this week signed a deal to stay with the New Zealand All Blacks and Crusaders after this year's World Cup, notched up five penalties, a conversion of Luke Romano's try, and a cheeky drop goal.
The injury-hit Crusaders were upset by the Cheetahs last time out on a bruising tour of South Africa but moved to within six points of the table-topping Queensland Reds, who they meet next weekend in Brisbane.
The Chiefs were kept in the game by Stephen Donald's four penalties but only threatened the Crusaders line when it was too late, flanker Liam Messam forcing his way over for a consolation try.
In Sydney, Australia fullback Kurtley Beale's second-minute try propelled the New South Wales Waratahs to a 29-12 win over the Johannesburg-based Lions.
The Lions, with two wins in 13 matches, were coming off an upset victory last week over the ACT Brumbies in Canberra. They leveled the match at 5-5 quickly, but two tries to Sosene Anesi and another to Ryan Cross gave the Waratahs a four-try bonus point well before halftime.
Replacement Tom Kingston scored the fifth try for the Waratahs inside the first 40 minutes and they led 29-5 at the break.
Lions replacement Dylan Des Fountain scored the only try of a dour second half with 10 minutes left.
The Waratahs, who stayed in the top six overall with the win, were content to retreat into a defensive shell, kicking instead of looking for possession. It was their 10th straight win over the Lions.
Also, Western Force and the Brumbies drew 13-13 in Perth.
In Napier, the first 40 minutes were a tight, tense affair with Carter and his sometimes All Blacks understudy Donald slotting two penalties apiece, Carter's second tying the score up at 6-6 with the last kick of the half.
Lock Romano broke the deadlock with a rampaging run soon after the break, coming into the Crusaders back line at an angle and crashing through a couple of Chiefs' tacklers to touch down. Carter added the conversion and another penalty minutes later to give the Crusaders a 10-point lead which they never looked like relinquishing.
(Agencies)
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