{"id":9941,"date":"2012-04-15T04:13:44","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T02:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/rugby-cruden-steers-chiefs-to-thrilling-victory\/"},"modified":"2012-04-15T04:13:44","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T02:13:44","slug":"rugby-cruden-steers-chiefs-to-thrilling-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-cruden-steers-chiefs-to-thrilling-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Cruden steers Chiefs to thrilling victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, April 14<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Waikato<br \/>\nChiefs flyhalf Aaron Cruden notched 14 points as his side<br \/>\nsecured a thrilling 39-33 win over the Cheetahs in a Super Rugby<br \/>\nmatch on Saturday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs scored five tries to collect a bonus point that<br \/>\nmoved the New Zealanders to the top of the table after eight<br \/>\nrounds.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prop Arizona Taumalolo bagged two tries while wing Lelia<br \/>\nMasaga and centres Sonny Bill Williams and Richard Kahui picked<br \/>\nup one apiece in a match that was in the balance until the last<br \/>\nthree minutes.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Replacement flyhalf Johan Goosen claimed 16 points for the<br \/>\nCheetahs in only 30 minutes on the field with a try, a<br \/>\nconversion and three penalties.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He is the tournament&#8217;s leading scorer this season on 127<br \/>\npoints.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Cheetahs starting flyhalf Sias Ebersohn slotted<br \/>\nfour penalties and replacement flanker Ashley Johnson dived over<br \/>\nfor a try.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Taumalolo&#8217;s first try in the 47th minute helped give the<br \/>\nChiefs a 17-9 advantage but their opponents quickly turned the<br \/>\ngame around to lead 22-17.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A second try by Taumalolo in the 57th minute put the Chiefs<br \/>\nback in front before Goosen levelled matters at 25-25 with his<br \/>\nsecond penalty.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Williams scored six minutes from time and Kahui crashed over<br \/>\nthree minutes later to seal the win.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Goosen then landed a 56-metre penalty on the final whistle<br \/>\nto earn the South Africans a bonus point for losing by fewer<br \/>\nthan seven points.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Writing by Craig Ray, editing by Tony Jimenez)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, April 14 (Reuters) &#8211; Waikato Chiefs flyhalf Aaron Cruden notched 14 points as his side secured a thrilling 39-33 win over the Cheetahs in a Super Rugby match on Saturday. 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