{"id":9515,"date":"2012-03-31T15:43:04","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T13:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-shorn-chiefs-rout-waratahs-30-13-in-hamilton\/"},"modified":"2012-03-31T15:43:04","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T13:43:04","slug":"rugby-shorn-chiefs-rout-waratahs-30-13-in-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-shorn-chiefs-rout-waratahs-30-13-in-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Shorn Chiefs rout Waratahs 30-13 in Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">March 31<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; A shaven-headed Wakaito Chiefs team<br \/>\nbided their time before smashing the New South Wales Waratahs in<br \/>\nthe second half to win their Super Rugby clash 30-13 in Hamilton<br \/>\non Saturday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs players, sporting sheer hair-cuts to raise money<br \/>\nfor charity, scored two tries after the break and conceded only<br \/>\nthree points to notch their fourth win of the season from five<br \/>\nmatches.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s good to get back in front of the home crowd and grind<br \/>\nout a win,&#8221; said Chiefs captain Craig Clarke in a pitchside<br \/>\ninterview.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s good to just be playing winning rugby, it&#8217;s fun to<br \/>\nbe a part of (but) we&#8217;re off on a road trip now and we&#8217;ve got a<br \/>\nlot of hard work in front of us,&#8221; added Clarke of their<br \/>\nthree-match tour of Australia and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Waratahs held more than 72 percent of the territory in<br \/>\nthe first half but still found themselves trailing 13-10 at the<br \/>\nbreak.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Winger Tom Kingston put the visitors on the board in the<br \/>\nfifth minute with a try, slicing through a pack of players to<br \/>\ntake a quick inside pass and reaching his arms behind him to<br \/>\nplant the ball on the line.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs made the most of their few chances, however, and<br \/>\nlevelled at 7-7 after livewire winger Tim Nanai-Williams cut the<br \/>\nWaratahs defence to shreds with a breathtaking run through<br \/>\nmidfield.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nanai-Williams&#8217;s incursion allowed the Chiefs to spread the<br \/>\nball wide where fullback Robbie Robinson crossed in the left<br \/>\ncorner.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aaron Cruden slotted a 47-metre penalty kick to cancel out<br \/>\none from Brendan McKibbin a few minutes earlier and the All<br \/>\nBlack flyhalf drilled a second after Wycliff Palu strayed<br \/>\noffside directly in front of the posts.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 31 (Reuters) &#8211; A shaven-headed Wakaito Chiefs team bided their time before smashing the New South Wales Waratahs in the second half to win their Super Rugby clash 30-13 in Hamilton on Saturday. 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