{"id":12634,"date":"2012-07-21T13:09:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-21T11:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/update-1-rugby-carters-23-points-send-crusaders-into-semis\/"},"modified":"2012-07-21T13:09:17","modified_gmt":"2012-07-21T11:09:17","slug":"update-1-rugby-carters-23-points-send-crusaders-into-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-rugby-carters-23-points-send-crusaders-into-semis\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Rugby-Carter&#8217;s 23 points send Crusaders into semis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Adds detail, quote)<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">July 21<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Dan Carter booted 23 points as the<br \/>\nCanterbury Crusaders reached the Super Rugby semi-finals with a<br \/>\n28-13 victory over the Bulls at Rugby League Park on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Bulls outscored the home side by two tries to one but<br \/>\nCarter kept the scoreboard ticking over, punishing the South<br \/>\nAfricans for conceding a string of penalties in Christchurch.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Zac Guildford scored the Crusaders&#8217; only try midway through<br \/>\nthe first half and the Bulls had left themselves with too much<br \/>\nto do by the time Dewald Potgieter and Wynand Olivier touched<br \/>\ndown in the last 18 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last year&#8217;s runners-up head into next weekend&#8217;s semi-finals<br \/>\nbidding to keep alive their chances of adding to their record<br \/>\nseven titles.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Bulls set out to disrupt the Crusaders from the start<br \/>\nbut sloppy errors handed the home side some easy early shots at<br \/>\ngoal for a lead the New Zealanders never looked like<br \/>\nrelinquishing.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c&#8221;Especially in that first 40 minutes, we played at the<br \/>\nright end of the field and we didn&#8217;t give them any momentum,&#8221;<br \/>\nCrusaders captain Richie McCaw told Fox Sports.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u201cI thought we limited our mistakes and discipline was good<br \/>\nbecause they applied pressure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Carter kicked his side into a 6-0 lead before setting up<br \/>\nGuildford for his try, drawing in two defenders on the 22 before<br \/>\nslipping a short pass that sent his teammate through the gap.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Adds detail, quote) July 21 (Reuters) &#8211; Dan Carter booted 23 points as the Canterbury Crusaders reached the Super Rugby semi-finals with a 28-13 victory over the Bulls at Rugby League Park on Saturday. 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