{"id":8995,"date":"2012-03-16T15:15:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T13:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-waikatos-willison-hands-chiefs-win-over-brumbies\/"},"modified":"2012-03-16T15:15:25","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T13:15:25","slug":"rugby-waikatos-willison-hands-chiefs-win-over-brumbies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-waikatos-willison-hands-chiefs-win-over-brumbies\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Waikato&#8217;s Willison hands Chiefs win over Brumbies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A 79th minute try from centre Jackson Willison helped the<br \/>\nWaikato Chiefs to a close fought 29-22 win over the ACT Brumbies<br \/>\nin an error-strewn Super Rugby match in Tauranga on Friday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A poor match came to life in the final 10 minutes when the<br \/>\nteams scored three tries, with Willison having the decisive say<br \/>\nwhen he squeezed into the left corner to give the Chiefs their<br \/>\nthird win of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chiefs flyhalf Aaron Cruden converted from the touchline to<br \/>\ntake his tally to 19 points in a faultless seven from seven<br \/>\nkicking display as Waikato went top of the New Zealand<br \/>\nconference.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A little bit of character and fight got us through,&#8221; Chiefs<br \/>\ncaptain Craig Clarke said in a pitchside interview.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were up in our face and we were struggling to get<br \/>\ngoing forward so it was pretty testing for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cruden and Brumbies flyhalf Christian Lealiifano had three<br \/>\npenalties apiece in a tight opening half where the heavily<br \/>\nfancied home side, with their hugely talented backline, were<br \/>\nguilty of numerous handling errors.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Brumbies, who won their opening two fixtures, were<br \/>\ndefending well and should have had the game&#8217;s opening try but<br \/>\nScott Fardy wasted a glorious chance.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The flanker escaped three flimsy Chiefs tackles in the 28th<br \/>\nminute but then lost control of the ball as he stretched to<br \/>\ntouch down on the try line.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The sides went in level at 9-9 at halftime and Cruden and<br \/>\nLealiifano each kicked two more penalties in the second half as<br \/>\nthe boot looked set to decide the outcome of the match before<br \/>\nthe late fireworks.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 79th minute try from centre Jackson Willison helped the Waikato Chiefs to a close fought 29-22 win over the ACT Brumbies in an error-strewn Super Rugby match in Tauranga on Friday. 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