{"id":10159,"date":"2012-04-21T16:22:13","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T14:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/rugby-crusaders-cruise-in-carters-milestone-match\/"},"modified":"2012-04-21T16:22:13","modified_gmt":"2012-04-21T14:22:13","slug":"rugby-crusaders-cruise-in-carters-milestone-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-crusaders-cruise-in-carters-milestone-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Crusaders cruise in Carter’s milestone match"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

April 21<\/span> (Reuters) – New Zealand’s record points scorer Dan
\nCarter marked his 100th appearance for the Canterbury Crusaders
\nwith a try as the seven-times Super Rugby champions romped to a
\n42-14 win over the Wellington Hurricanes on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Carter, continuing at inside centre as he eases back into
\nthe side following the groin injury that ended his 2011 World
\nCup, ran in the second of his side’s five tries as the Crusaders
\ncruised to a bonus-point win over a woeful Wellington side.<\/p>\n

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The Crusaders were too powerful around the field with
\ncaptain and number eight Kieran Read leading the way in punching
\nholes in the home side’s defence.<\/p>\n

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Their victory was aided by poor kicking and a weak
\nWellington set-piece as the home side avoiding taking scrums
\nafter their pack were battered up front.<\/p>\n

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“The boys really stepped up, we knew that was an area we
\ncould put some real heat on them and this tight five is working
\nreally well,” Read said of his team’s scrum in a pitchside
\ninterview.<\/p>\n

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The victory, their fifth from eight games, moved the
\nCrusaders above the Hurricanes into third in the New Zealand
\nconference. The Waikato Chiefs, who play away to the Sharks
\nlater on Saturday, lead the conference after suffering only one
\nloss this season.<\/p>\n

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The Crusaders were in front after five minutes with Read on
\nhand to run in an easy try after winger Zac Guilford’s offload
\nas the Hurricanes started slow following a bye week.<\/p>\n

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Carter, who made his Crusaders debut against the same
\nopponents nine years ago, ran in the second in the 21st minute,
\nwith his centre partner Robbie Fruean crossing 10 minutes later
\nin a move that summed up the Hurricanes poor first half.<\/p>\n

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The powerful Fruean leapt highest on halfway to collect a
\npoor up-and-under kick from the home side and, despite the
\nnumerous players around him, waltzed through some pitiful
\ntackling to score an easy try.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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