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RugbyU: Crusaders quell Rebel uprising with Taylor's boot

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 04:46
Tom Taylor's boot proved the decisive difference as the Canterbury Crusaders pulled off a narrow 30-26 victory over the Melbourne Rebels in their Super 15 match Sunday. The win lifted the seven-time champions to seventh on the table, but it was not a performance they were happy with against a team languishing near the bottom of the championship. The match marked the return of All Blacks goal-kicking maestro Dan Carter -- who has missed the past four weeks because of paternity leave and a hamstring injury -- but his performance was overshadowed by Taylor's kicking prowess.

RugbyU: Canterbury Crusaders 30 Melbourne Rebels 26

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 04:45
Result of a Super 15 rugby match between the Canterbury Crusaders and Melbourne Rebels on Sunday: Canterbury Crusaders (NZL) 30 Melbourne Rebels (AUS) 26 (H-t: 18-11) Scorers Crusaders - Tries: Zac Guildford, Tyler Bleyendaal. Conversion: Tom Taylor. Penalties: Taylor (6) Rebels: Tries: Scott Higginbotham, James O'Connor, Ged Robinson. Conversion: O'Connor. Penalties: O'Connor (3) Referee: Nick Briant (NZL) afp

RugbyU: Crusaders rekindle winning ways

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 06:30
The Canterbury Crusaders returned to winning form and left the Otago Highlanders' season in tatters Saturday as they triumphed 24-8 in a scrappy New Zealand southern derby. It was a much-needed but far from convincing win for the seven-time champions after their upset loss to the Western Force last week, the second consecutive defeat of their overseas tour. They led 16-0 at half-time and scored two tries to one to further deflate the Highlanders who have now lost all eight games this year and gone 11 games since they last tasted victory last year.

RugbyU: Canterbury Crusaders 24 Otago Highlanders 8

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 05:45
Result of a Super 15 rugby match between the Canterbury Crusaders and Otago Highlanders on Saturday: Canterbury Crusaders (NZL) 24 Otago Highlanders (NZL) 8 (H-t: 16-0) Scorers Crusaders - Tries: Robbie Fruean, Tom Taylor. Conversion: Tyler Bleyendaal. Penalties: Bleyendaal (4) Highlanders: Try: Jason Emery. Penalty: Colin Slade Referee: Garratt Williamson (NZL) afp

RugbyU: Brumbies back on top as Chiefs left Red-faced

April 13, 2013 22:02
Australia's ACT Brumbies are back at the top of rugby's Super 15 after cashing in on defending champions Waikato Chiefs' slip up at home to the Queensland Reds this weekend. The Brumbies, who lost the outright lead in a draw at home with the Southern Kings the previous weekend, bounced back with a 30-19 victory over the win-less Otago Highlanders in Dunedin. The Canberra-based outfit jumped to a four-point lead in the overall standings after the Chiefs went down 31-23 for a fourth straight loss against the Reds in Hamilton.

RugbyU: Force shock Crusaders with 16-14 win

April 13, 2013 10:30
Australia's lowly Western Force recorded one of the upsets of the season Saturday night, stunning the Crusaders to win their Super 15 rugby clash 16-14 in Perth. Anchored near the foot of the table and perennial losers at home, the Force played with unexpected bravado and freedom in the first half to catch the seven-times Super Rugby champions by surprise and build an early lead. Up 16-8 at the break, the Force failed to score a point after half-time, but showed much improved defensive grit to cling on under siege in a match where each side scored just the one try.

RugbyU: Western Force 16 Crusaders 14

April 13, 2013 10:15
Result of a Super 15 match between the Western Force and Crusaders at Perth's nib Stadium on Saturday: Western Force 16 Crusaders 14 H-t: 16-8 Scorers Western Force: Try - Sam Norton-Knight. Conversion - Jayden Hayward. Penalties - Hayward (3). Crusaders: Try - Luke Romano. Penalties - Tyler Bleyendaal (3). Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (RSA) afp

RugbyU: Brumbies snatch win to stay ahead of Chiefs

March 31, 2013 04:45
The ACT Brumbies squeaked home after a contentious late penalty gave them a narrow win over the Northern Bulls, keeping the Australian side ahead of champions Waikato Chiefs at the top of the Super 15 table. The Brumbies needed an after-the-siren penalty goal from Christian Lealiifano to down South Africa's Bulls 23-20 and take back the overall competition lead from the Chiefs after their New Zealand derby win over the Auckland Blues.

RugbyU: Brumbies snatch win to stay ahead of Chiefs

March 30, 2013 22:45
ACT Brumbies squeaked home after a contentious late penalty gave them a narrow win over the Northern Bulls, keeping the Australian side in front of champions Waikato Chiefs at the top of the Super 15 table. The Brumbies needed an after-the-siren penalty goal from Christian Lealiifano to down South Africa's Bulls 23-20 to take back the overall competition lead from the Chiefs after their New Zealand derby win over the Auckland Blues.

Canterbury captain Read out for four weeks with toe injury

March 24, 2013 19:00
(Reuters) - All Blacks number eight Kieran Read has been ruled out of Super Rugby for a minimum of four weeks after partially tearing ligaments in his big toe, his Canterbury Crusaders team said on Monday. Read suffered the injury in the Crusaders' 55-20 victory over South Africa's Southern Kings in Christchurch on Saturday. "It is hugely disappointing that Kieran cannot join the team to South Africa," Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder said in a statement.
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