{"id":12005,"date":"2012-07-01T00:06:03","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T22:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/rugby-canes-edge-crusaders-in-christchurch-thriller\/"},"modified":"2012-07-01T00:06:03","modified_gmt":"2012-06-30T22:06:03","slug":"rugby-canes-edge-crusaders-in-christchurch-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-canes-edge-crusaders-in-christchurch-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Canes edge Crusaders in Christchurch thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">June 30<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Conrad Smith scored two tries as the<br \/>\nWellington Hurricanes kept their Super Rugby playoff hopes alive<br \/>\nwith a 23-22 victory over the Canterbury Crusaders in a<br \/>\nChristchurch thriller on Saturday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Crusaders replacement back Tyler Bleyendaal came up short<br \/>\nwith a penalty from halfway in the 80th minute to allow the<br \/>\nvisitors to take the spoils and some revenge for the 42-14<br \/>\ndefeat they suffered earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That is pretty pleasing to beat this bunch after they put<br \/>\n40 on us at home,&#8221; Hurricanes skipper Smith said in a pitchside<br \/>\ninterview.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are too good a side to let them play, you&#8217;ve got to<br \/>\nget up and shut them down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Quite how the Hurricanes won a match where they nearly<br \/>\nconceded a try in the second minute and were distinctly second<br \/>\nbest at the set piece as well as in the disciplinary stakes will<br \/>\nhave baffled more than a few fans at Rugby League Park.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Missing All Blacks Dan Carter, Kieran Read and Israel Dagg<br \/>\nto injuries sustained in the international window, the<br \/>\nseven-times champion Crusaders now face a crunch meeting with<br \/>\nthe competition-leading Waikato Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just one of those days where we did some good things and we<br \/>\nalso did some pretty dumb things, so disappointing,&#8221; Crusaders<br \/>\ncaptain Richie McCaw said.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Crusaders started with the good things and Tom Taylor,<br \/>\ndeputising for Carter at flyhalf, kicked the first two of his<br \/>\nfive penalties to give the Crusaders a 6-0 lead in the 11th<br \/>\nminute.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Hurricanes were brought to life by the first of Beauden<br \/>\nBarrett&#8217;s three penalties in the 15th minute and a minute later<br \/>\nthey had taken the lead with Smith&#8217;s try after brilliant work<br \/>\nfrom Hurricanes fullback Andre Taylor.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 30 (Reuters) &#8211; Conrad Smith scored two tries as the Wellington Hurricanes kept their Super Rugby playoff hopes alive with a 23-22 victory over the Canterbury Crusaders in a Christchurch thriller on Saturday. 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