{"id":12378,"date":"2012-07-13T12:40:14","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T10:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/rugby-controversial-coles-try-keeps-hurricanes-playoffs-hopes-alive\/"},"modified":"2012-07-13T12:40:14","modified_gmt":"2012-07-13T10:40:14","slug":"rugby-controversial-coles-try-keeps-hurricanes-playoffs-hopes-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-controversial-coles-try-keeps-hurricanes-playoffs-hopes-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Controversial Coles try keeps Hurricanes playoffs hopes alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Greg Stutchbury<\/span><\/p>\n

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WELLINGTON, July 13<\/span> (Reuters) – Hooker Dane Coles scored a
\ncontroversial try more than four minutes after the final hooter
\nhad sounded to give the Wellington Hurricanes a 28-25 victory
\nover the Waikato Chiefs on Friday to keep their slim Super Rugby
\nplayoffs hopes alive.<\/p>\n

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Coles had appeared to be have fallen short and then made a
\ndouble movement to get the ball over the line in the 85th
\nminute, but television official Mike Fraser ruled he had scored
\nthe try.<\/p>\n

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Flyhalf Beauden Barrett then converted to give the home side
\ntheir slim victory and ensured they stayed in the hunt for the
\nplayoffs, moving to 57 points on the table, though they need
\nother results to go their way to make the top six.<\/p>\n

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The Chiefs (64) had already secured top spot in the New
\nZealand conference and at least second overall for the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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The home side were placed under early pressure from the
\nChiefs, leaking a try to scrumhalf Tawera Kerr-Barlow that was
\nconverted by Aaron Cruden, but then had the better of the next
\n25 minutes with winger Julian Savea scoring two tries, both
\ntimes finishing off superb build ups by the entire team.<\/p>\n

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Tighthead prop Ben May, however, was then given a yellow
\ncard by referee Jonathan Kaplan for a dangerous tackle on Sonny
\nBill Williams, and the Chiefs used the extra-man advantage to
\nlevel the score with a Cruden penalty and Ben Tameifuna try.<\/p>\n

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Barrett, who had earlier missed two penalties and a
\nconversion, gave the home side an 18-15 half time lead when he
\nslotted a penalty after the hooter had sounded.<\/p>\n

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The Chiefs increased the pressure in the second half,
\nvirtually camping down in Hurricanes territory, with the home
\nside’s only real attack inside the first 20 minutes after the
\nbreak leading to Cruden’s try when he intercepted a Barrett pass
\nintended for Savea.<\/p>\n

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Cruden’s try forced the Hurricanes to chase the game, making
\nnumerous mistakes as they tried to force the play rather than be
\nas composed as they were in the first half, while the Chiefs
\nslowed the game down.<\/p>\n

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The Hurricanes, however, somehow managed to get down field
\nin the final minutes and recycle the ball continuously before
\nColes scored the match winner to bring the 23,549-strong crowd
\nto their feet.<\/p>\n

(Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)<\/p>\n

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