Carter steers Crusaders to victory
13 February 2010 (11:05)
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| Daniel Carter © Getty images |
Flyhalf Daniel Carter kicked 12 points as the Crusaders beat the Highlanders 32-17 in Super 14 rugby in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Saturday.
Blow-by-blow scoring
Andy Ellis, Jared Payne, Zac Guilford and Sean Maitland scored
tries for the Crusaders, which took a bonus point from a
four-tries-to-two win. Carter converted three tries and kicked two
penalties.
The Highlanders trailed 15-0 in the second half before closing to 18-17
with two tries by replacement flyhalf Michael Hobbs. But the Crusaders
pulled away with late tries from Guilford and Maitland.
Crusaders halfback Andy Ellis was awarded a contentious try when
he appeared to ground the ball short of the goalline, and Carter's
conversion gave the Crusaders a 10-0 lead at the break.
Payne's try pushed the score to 15-0 just three minutes into the
second half and it seemed the Crusaders would run away with the
match.
However the Highlanders fought back immediately, with Hobbs converting his
own try in the 46th minute to make it 15-7.
A Carter penalty after 62 minutes put the Crusaders up 18-7 but a
brilliant try by Hobbs in the 58th minute made it 18-14 and Hobbs's
penalty after 66 minutes sliced the lead to a single point.
The Highlanders placed the Crusaders under stern pressure in the last 10
minutes, but tries by Guilford in the 72nd, then by Maitland in the
77th lifted the seven-time champions to victory.
Scorers:
Crusaders - Tries: Andy Ellis, Jared Payne, Zac Guildford, Sean Maitland. Conversion: Daniel Carter (3). Penalties: Carter (2).
Highlanders
- Tries: Michael Hobbs (2). Conversion: Hobbs (2). Penalty: Hobbs.
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