Waratahs, Crusaders grab Super 14 victories
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March 7, 2010, Sunday
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NEW South Wales handed the Sharks their fourth straight loss to open the Super 14 season, beating the South African side 25-21 yesterday.
In Christchurch, the Canterbury Crusaders blew away the Auckland Blues 33-20.
The home win gave the Crusaders their third from four matches this season, and consigned a wasteful Blues side to their second loss.
In Sydney, New South Wales took the lead in the first minute without the Sharks having touched the ball. New South Wales won the kickoff and then a penalty, and Berrick Barnes slotted it over.
Two minutes later, the Sharks leveled on England flyhalf Andy Goode's dropped goal in his first Super 14 start. Barnes and Goode trade further penalties to leave the scores level after 20 minutes.
The Sharks were reduced to 14 men a minute later when Jannie du Plessis was sent to the sinbin for 10 minutes for tripping Daniel Halangahu. Then Goode was sent off for five minutes for being deliberately offside, leaving the Sharks two men down.
Ryan Kankowski scored an intercept try five minutes later against the run of play, giving the South African side the only points with two men off the field and an 11-6 lead.
The Sharks increased their lead to 14-6 when Ruan Pienaar kicked a penalty with 10 minutes left in the half, and Halangahu scored the first Waratahs try two minutes later, converted by Barnes, to make it 14-13. Tom Carter gave the hosts the lead with a minute left in the half with an unconverted try as the Waratahs improved to 2-2.
In Christchurch, scrum half Dan Carter was instrumental in Canterbury's win, slotting four out of four penalties and all three conversion chances in a flawless kicking game. He was also involved in two of the Crusaders' three tries.
Stephen Brett, in his first match for Auckland against his former team, kicked four penalties and a drop-goal.
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